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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
Mar.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023(p)
Change from:
Feb. 2023 -
Mar. 2023(p)
Mar.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023(p)
Change from:
Feb. 2023 -
Mar. 2023(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

11,009 10,126 9,536 8,959 8,541 -418 7.8 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.0 -0.3

1 to 9 employees

1,751 1,818 1,906 1,654 1,421 -233 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.2 5.7 -1.5

10 to 49 employees

3,093 3,188 2,934 2,918 2,744 -174 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.1 6.0 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

3,363 2,953 2,653 2,436 2,422 -14 7.8 7.4 6.6 6.2 6.2 0.0

250 to 999 employees

1,769 1,235 1,102 1,038 1,037 -1 8.5 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.6 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

733 634 647 625 611 -14 7.9 6.6 7.0 7.0 7.2 0.2

5,000 or more employees

299 298 294 289 305 16 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.5 6.2 -0.3

HIRES

Total private

6,191 5,809 5,917 5,754 5,752 -2 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.3 0.0

1 to 9 employees

794 800 885 874 1,094 220 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.6 0.5

10 to 49 employees

1,834 1,912 1,923 1,978 1,901 -77 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 0.0

50 to 249 employees

2,157 1,858 1,880 1,743 1,638 -105 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 -0.3

250 to 999 employees

949 804 831 766 743 -23 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.3 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

376 362 327 321 305 -16 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 0.0

5,000 or more employees

80 73 72 72 72 0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 -0.1

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,797 5,502 5,557 5,506 5,591 85 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 0.1

1 to 9 employees

711 826 705 714 854 140 3.4 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 0.2

10 to 49 employees

1,726 1,923 1,966 2,008 1,903 -105 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 0.0

50 to 249 employees

2,045 1,594 1,753 1,654 1,760 106 5.1 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.8 0.3

250 to 999 employees

922 723 731 730 676 -54 4.8 4.0 4.2 4.3 3.9 -0.4

1,000 to 4,999 employees

326 375 342 334 334 0 3.8 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 0.1

5,000 or more employees

67 61 59 66 65 -1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 -0.2

QUITS

Total private

4,201 3,858 3,681 3,785 3,639 -146 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

571 566 394 478 448 -30 2.7 2.6 1.8 2.2 1.9 -0.3

10 to 49 employees

1,316 1,403 1,395 1,412 1,273 -139 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,456 1,142 1,194 1,178 1,212 34 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.1

250 to 999 employees

604 458 452 468 455 -13 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

211 248 207 208 210 2 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.7 0.2

5,000 or more employees

44 41 39 41 41 0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 -0.1

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,313 1,378 1,630 1,475 1,732 257 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.2

1 to 9 employees

83 206 259 156 341 185 0.4 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.7

10 to 49 employees

329 440 507 525 565 40 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.1

50 to 249 employees

527 382 507 429 494 65 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.1

250 to 999 employees

264 235 229 246 209 -37 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

97 103 115 104 109 5 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.1

5,000 or more employees

14 12 12 16 16 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 -0.1

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

283 266 246 246 220 -26 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

57 54 52 81 66 -15 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

81 80 64 71 66 -5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

50 to 249 employees

62 70 53 47 54 7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

250 to 999 employees

54 30 50 17 12 -5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

19 24 20 23 15 -8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

9 8 8 8 8 0 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: May 02, 2023