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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
May
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2025 -
May 2025(p)
May
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr. 2025 -
May 2025(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

6,852 6,588 6,342 6,562 6,936 374 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.9 0.3

1 to 9 employees

1,259 1,160 1,089 1,314 1,500 186 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.4 6.3 0.9

10 to 49 employees

2,107 2,069 2,013 1,830 1,985 155 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.4 0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,857 1,867 1,720 1,961 2,018 57 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.7 0.2

250 to 999 employees

892 808 812 829 792 -37 4.7 3.9 4.0 4.6 4.3 -0.3

1,000 to 4,999 employees

479 472 484 453 444 -9 5.8 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.3 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

258 212 225 175 197 22 5.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.6 0.5

HIRES

Total private

5,204 5,020 5,055 5,259 5,164 -95 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

711 743 777 829 784 -45 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,765 1,619 1,796 1,677 1,688 11 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.9 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,629 1,618 1,433 1,759 1,761 2 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.3 0.0

250 to 999 employees

691 673 680 649 590 -59 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.4 -0.3

1,000 to 4,999 employees

315 276 282 273 265 -8 4.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 0.0

5,000 or more employees

91 90 87 72 76 4 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 0.2

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

4,966 4,966 4,845 4,981 4,892 -89 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

773 687 689 844 687 -157 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.1 -0.6

10 to 49 employees

1,558 1,581 1,750 1,555 1,576 21 3.7 3.9 4.2 3.7 3.7 0.0

50 to 249 employees

1,552 1,637 1,379 1,571 1,684 113 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.8 4.1 0.3

250 to 999 employees

712 690 672 659 584 -75 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.3 -0.5

1,000 to 4,999 employees

287 290 276 292 293 1 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.7 0.0

5,000 or more employees

84 81 80 59 68 9 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 0.3

QUITS

Total private

3,144 3,054 3,159 3,032 3,101 69 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 0.1

1 to 9 employees

448 348 437 447 435 -12 2.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,090 1,059 1,194 970 987 17 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.3 0.0

50 to 249 employees

988 1,058 939 1,041 1,137 96 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.8 0.3

250 to 999 employees

406 390 389 375 330 -45 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.9 -0.3

1,000 to 4,999 employees

168 159 152 167 177 10 2.2 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.2 0.1

5,000 or more employees

44 40 46 32 36 4 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.1

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,581 1,680 1,490 1,712 1,510 -202 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 -0.2

1 to 9 employees

266 328 234 366 184 -182 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.6 0.8 -0.8

10 to 49 employees

403 444 491 509 477 -32 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

498 506 385 463 495 32 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.1

250 to 999 employees

281 268 255 253 232 -21 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

103 103 99 102 97 -5 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

30 30 25 19 24 5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.1

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

242 232 197 236 281 45 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

59 11 17 30 68 38 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2

10 to 49 employees

65 78 65 76 112 36 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

50 to 249 employees

66 73 55 67 52 -15 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

25 32 28 31 22 -9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

16 28 24 23 19 -4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

10 10 8 9 8 -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.

Last Modified Date: July 01, 2025