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. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,638	6,876	6,536	6,401	6,457	56	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,501	1,467	1,339	1,259	1,215	-44	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.5	5.4	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,927	1,959	1,976	2,027	1,987	-40	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.7	4.6	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,737	2,016	1,819	1,687	1,871	184	4.3	4.6	4.1	3.8	4.2	0.4
250 to 999 employees	822	775	765	793	771	-22	4.2	4.2	3.9	4.0	4.0	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	419	455	459	450	444	-6	4.8	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	232	203	178	185	170	-15	4.8	4.7	4.2	4.3	3.9	-0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,862	5,109	4,935	4,918	4,805	-113	3.6	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	795	731	743	831	704	-127	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.8	3.3	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,542	1,667	1,614	1,529	1,612	83	3.6	3.9	3.9	3.7	3.9	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,473	1,746	1,648	1,613	1,583	-30	3.8	4.2	3.9	3.8	3.7	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	671	621	588	610	595	-15	3.5	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	298	271	272	266	242	-24	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.0	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	83	74	71	69	69	0	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	-0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,853	4,860	5,016	4,907	4,781	-126	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	637	644	748	724	714	-10	2.9	3.0	3.5	3.3	3.4	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,614	1,602	1,680	1,570	1,612	42	3.8	3.8	4.1	3.8	3.9	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,489	1,677	1,651	1,646	1,540	-106	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.6	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	721	596	582	641	647	6	3.8	3.4	3.1	3.4	3.5	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	321	273	293	261	204	-57	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.2	2.6	-0.6
5,000 or more employees	71	68	62	65	64	-1	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,000	3,083	3,026	2,984	2,908	-76	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	335	414	431	373	349	-24	1.5	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.7	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,066	1,009	1,058	1,021	1,047	26	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.5	0.0
50 to 249 employees	965	1,137	1,052	1,034	1,012	-22	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.4	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	425	337	314	385	351	-34	2.2	1.9	1.7	2.0	1.9	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	168	149	139	135	115	-20	2.0	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.4	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	42	37	33	36	34	-2	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,615	1,521	1,717	1,711	1,644	-67	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	283	176	276	329	312	-17	1.3	0.8	1.3	1.5	1.5	0.0
10 to 49 employees	457	485	504	454	472	18	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
50 to 249 employees	467	494	540	571	486	-85	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.1	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	265	237	242	222	276	54	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.5	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	123	106	135	113	77	-36	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.0	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	20	23	21	21	21	0	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	237	256	273	212	228	16	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	20	55	42	21	54	33	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	91	109	118	95	92	-3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	56	45	59	41	42	1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	30	22	26	34	21	-13	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	30	18	19	13	12	-1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	9	8	9	8	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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