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	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,199	6,723	6,420	6,562	6,348	-214	4.4	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,050	1,428	1,384	1,385	1,050	-335	4.8	6.1	5.9	6.0	4.3	-1.7
10 to 49 employees	1,889	1,975	1,812	1,934	1,961	27	4.4	4.5	4.1	4.5	4.4	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,863	1,776	1,728	1,766	1,765	-1	4.2	4.2	3.9	4.0	4.3	0.3
250 to 999 employees	788	839	788	756	823	67	4.1	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.4	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	439	495	485	496	506	10	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.7	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	170	211	223	226	243	17	4.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	0.1
HIRES
Total private	4,851	4,909	5,016	4,847	4,846	-1	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
1 to 9 employees	685	630	659	695	702	7	3.3	2.9	3.0	3.2	3.0	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,611	1,769	1,640	1,637	1,663	26	3.9	4.2	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,610	1,520	1,736	1,646	1,549	-97	3.8	3.7	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
250 to 999 employees	610	655	626	551	602	51	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.1	3.4	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	267	253	262	246	248	2	3.3	3.0	3.3	3.0	3.0	0.0
5,000 or more employees	67	83	94	74	82	8	1.6	2.1	2.3	1.8	1.9	0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,864	4,930	5,002	4,785	4,761	-24	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	600	645	668	593	677	84	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.7	2.9	0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,689	1,714	1,743	1,467	1,639	172	4.1	4.0	4.2	3.5	3.9	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,597	1,595	1,629	1,771	1,519	-252	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.2	3.9	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	680	648	606	626	606	-20	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	236	268	285	259	249	-10	2.9	3.2	3.6	3.2	3.0	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	63	60	69	68	71	3	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
QUITS
Total private	2,912	2,969	3,022	2,893	2,895	2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
1 to 9 employees	351	371	311	308	420	112	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.4	1.8	0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,030	1,009	1,139	913	1,080	167	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.2	2.5	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,018	1,013	1,011	1,133	888	-245	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.3	-0.4
250 to 999 employees	350	398	368	364	343	-21	1.9	2.2	2.1	2.1	1.9	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	129	141	152	136	122	-14	1.6	1.7	1.9	1.7	1.5	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	34	37	41	40	42	2	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,744	1,676	1,700	1,617	1,567	-50	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	202	202	305	208	222	14	1.0	0.9	1.4	1.0	0.9	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	582	628	506	467	425	-42	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.0	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	536	503	540	581	557	-24	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
250 to 999 employees	310	220	214	232	236	4	1.7	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	93	106	115	109	107	-2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	21	16	20	19	19	0	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	-0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	209	285	279	274	300	26	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	47	71	53	77	35	-42	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.1	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	76	77	98	87	134	47	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
50 to 249 employees	44	79	78	57	74	17	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	20	31	24	29	27	-2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	13	20	18	14	20	6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	8	6	8	10	9	-1	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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