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	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,405	6,420	6,562	6,408	6,644	236	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.7	0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,064	1,384	1,385	1,233	1,388	155	5.0	5.9	6.0	5.4	5.7	0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,915	1,812	1,934	1,935	2,191	256	4.4	4.1	4.5	4.4	4.8	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,993	1,728	1,766	1,739	1,555	-184	4.4	3.9	4.0	4.0	3.7	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	791	788	756	821	828	7	4.3	4.3	4.1	4.3	4.4	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	451	485	496	467	468	1	5.4	5.7	5.8	5.4	5.8	0.4
5,000 or more employees	191	223	226	213	213	0	4.4	5.1	5.1	4.9	5.0	0.1
HIRES
Total private	4,898	5,016	4,847	4,923	5,078	155	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.7	0.1
1 to 9 employees	657	659	695	708	765	57	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,532	1,640	1,637	1,654	1,683	29	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,765	1,736	1,646	1,580	1,680	100	4.1	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.2	0.4
250 to 999 employees	623	626	551	651	640	-11	3.6	3.6	3.1	3.5	3.6	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	251	262	246	252	238	-14	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	71	94	74	78	71	-7	1.7	2.3	1.8	1.9	1.8	-0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,744	5,002	4,785	4,871	4,997	126	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7	0.1
1 to 9 employees	724	668	593	671	679	8	3.5	3.0	2.7	3.1	2.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,372	1,743	1,467	1,596	1,819	223	3.3	4.2	3.5	3.8	4.2	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,667	1,629	1,771	1,571	1,508	-63	3.8	3.9	4.2	3.8	3.8	0.0
250 to 999 employees	650	606	626	695	650	-45	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.8	3.6	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	267	285	259	270	272	2	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.3	3.6	0.3
5,000 or more employees	63	69	68	67	68	1	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.1
QUITS
Total private	2,747	3,022	2,893	2,876	3,187	311	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
1 to 9 employees	372	311	308	370	512	142	1.8	1.4	1.4	1.7	2.2	0.5
10 to 49 employees	759	1,139	913	1,025	1,129	104	1.8	2.7	2.2	2.4	2.6	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,085	1,011	1,133	943	1,018	75	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.3	2.5	0.2
250 to 999 employees	365	368	364	366	357	-9	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	134	152	136	134	133	-1	1.7	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.7	0.1
5,000 or more employees	31	41	40	38	39	1	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,736	1,700	1,617	1,693	1,559	-134	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	281	305	208	265	120	-145	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.5	-0.7
10 to 49 employees	522	506	467	444	585	141	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.4	0.4
50 to 249 employees	532	540	581	548	428	-120	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.1	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	260	214	232	301	271	-30	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.6	1.5	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	117	115	109	117	131	14	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.7	0.3
5,000 or more employees	24	20	19	19	23	4	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	261	279	274	302	250	-52	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	70	53	77	37	46	9	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
10 to 49 employees	91	98	87	127	106	-21	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	50	78	57	80	62	-18	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	26	24	29	29	22	-7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	16	18	14	20	8	-12	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	8	10	9	6	-3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
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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