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	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,718	6,839	6,912	6,501	6,868	367	5.4	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.8	0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,681	1,520	1,540	1,164	1,485	321	7.3	6.4	6.5	5.5	6.3	0.8
10 to 49 employees	2,182	1,913	2,045	2,086	2,149	63	5.0	4.3	4.6	4.6	4.8	0.2
50 to 249 employees	2,061	1,859	1,841	1,797	1,871	74	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.6	0.3
250 to 999 employees	1,002	873	827	786	721	-65	5.1	4.4	4.1	3.9	3.7	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	566	431	417	445	431	-14	5.9	5.2	4.8	4.8	4.9	0.1
5,000 or more employees	226	244	242	223	211	-12	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.4	4.6	0.2
HIRES
Total private	5,429	5,068	5,067	5,221	4,947	-274	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.6	-0.3
1 to 9 employees	857	753	856	846	754	-92	4.0	3.4	3.9	4.3	3.4	-0.9
10 to 49 employees	1,604	1,697	1,598	1,700	1,625	-75	3.9	4.0	3.7	4.0	3.8	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,767	1,542	1,530	1,608	1,587	-21	4.5	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	795	664	696	663	624	-39	4.3	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.3	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	326	319	299	319	285	-34	3.6	4.1	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	79	93	88	85	72	-13	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.6	-0.2
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,325	4,972	4,847	4,884	4,947	63	4.0	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0
1 to 9 employees	800	660	618	663	763	100	3.7	3.0	2.8	3.3	3.4	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,577	1,805	1,656	1,704	1,594	-110	3.8	4.3	3.9	4.0	3.7	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,759	1,420	1,492	1,505	1,582	77	4.5	3.6	3.9	3.8	4.0	0.2
250 to 999 employees	777	725	725	649	651	2	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.4	3.5	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	358	284	285	295	298	3	4.0	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.5	0.2
5,000 or more employees	54	77	71	70	60	-10	1.2	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,453	3,056	2,999	2,917	3,148	231	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
1 to 9 employees	502	295	345	354	359	5	2.3	1.3	1.6	1.8	1.6	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,070	1,183	1,081	1,136	1,162	26	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.7	2.7	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,113	969	961	853	1,045	192	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.7	0.6
250 to 999 employees	511	404	419	369	385	16	2.7	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.1	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	225	159	151	164	162	-2	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
5,000 or more employees	32	46	42	42	35	-7	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,570	1,627	1,589	1,727	1,548	-179	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.1	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	226	312	230	292	377	85	1.1	1.4	1.0	1.5	1.7	0.2
10 to 49 employees	409	516	477	486	346	-140	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.8	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	572	388	470	580	463	-117	1.5	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	240	291	278	246	229	-17	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	110	96	115	106	117	11	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.4	0.2
5,000 or more employees	13	23	20	17	16	-1	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	302	288	259	240	252	12	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	73	52	44	17	28	11	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
10 to 49 employees	98	106	98	82	86	4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	75	63	61	72	74	2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	26	30	28	33	36	3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	24	29	19	25	19	-6	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	8	9	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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