Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
Establishment size class	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,281	6,488	6,197	6,157	6,841	684	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.8	0.4
1 to 9 employees	1,231	1,213	787	905	1,530	625	5.2	5.3	3.5	4.1	5.9	1.8
10 to 49 employees	1,705	2,063	2,036	1,940	1,996	56	3.9	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,900	1,817	1,884	1,814	1,739	-75	4.4	4.2	4.5	4.3	4.2	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	821	745	791	829	850	21	4.5	4.0	4.2	4.1	4.6	0.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	447	453	467	442	497	55	5.4	5.0	4.9	4.6	5.9	1.3
5,000 or more employees	176	197	232	227	230	3	4.0	4.4	4.8	4.5	5.1	0.6
HIRES
Total private	5,047	5,026	4,567	5,217	4,794	-423	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.5	-0.4
1 to 9 employees	730	735	646	777	731	-46	3.3	3.4	3.0	3.6	3.0	-0.6
10 to 49 employees	1,588	1,856	1,522	1,521	1,414	-107	3.8	4.5	3.7	3.8	3.4	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,755	1,510	1,449	1,852	1,641	-211	4.3	3.6	3.6	4.6	4.2	-0.4
250 to 999 employees	642	576	597	687	640	-47	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.6	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	259	273	277	293	278	-15	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.5	0.3
5,000 or more employees	72	78	76	87	89	2	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.8	2.1	0.3
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,932	4,820	4,697	5,065	4,652	-413	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.4	-0.3
1 to 9 employees	851	563	677	753	736	-17	3.8	2.6	3.1	3.5	3.0	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,485	1,713	1,498	1,605	1,428	-177	3.5	4.2	3.6	4.0	3.4	-0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,573	1,540	1,541	1,619	1,573	-46	3.8	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.0	0.0
250 to 999 employees	667	675	659	703	564	-139	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.2	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	295	273	258	300	279	-21	3.8	3.1	2.8	3.3	3.5	0.2
5,000 or more employees	61	56	64	85	72	-13	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.8	1.7	-0.1
QUITS
Total private	2,958	2,952	2,867	2,986	2,782	-204	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	409	266	351	383	423	40	1.8	1.2	1.6	1.8	1.7	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	937	1,164	956	975	793	-182	2.2	2.8	2.3	2.4	1.9	-0.5
50 to 249 employees	1,039	992	1,003	1,024	1,030	6	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	0.1
250 to 999 employees	377	357	380	409	350	-59	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	164	143	142	159	149	-10	2.1	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.9	0.2
5,000 or more employees	32	30	36	35	37	2	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.2
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,740	1,591	1,637	1,811	1,617	-194	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	409	209	294	304	278	-26	1.8	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.1	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	474	473	482	550	542	-8	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	468	487	486	528	473	-55	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	260	290	256	263	183	-80	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.0	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	110	114	102	126	114	-12	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.4	1.4	0.0
5,000 or more employees	18	17	18	39	28	-11	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.7	-0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	234	277	193	269	253	-16	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	34	88	32	66	35	-31	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	73	76	60	80	93	13	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	66	61	53	67	69	2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	30	28	24	30	31	1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	20	15	14	15	16	1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	10	9	9	11	7	-4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Establishment size class data are produced for the total private sector only. NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. The levels for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. The rates for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month as percent of employment. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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