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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
Feb.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025(p)
Change from:
Jan. 2025 -
Feb. 2025(p)
Feb.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025(p)
Change from:
Jan. 2025 -
Feb. 2025(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

7,521 7,162 6,634 6,860 6,667 -193 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 4.7 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

1,656 1,526 1,407 1,233 1,245 12 7.3 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.2 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,891 2,155 2,002 2,150 2,051 -99 4.6 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.8 -0.3

50 to 249 employees

2,189 1,959 1,825 2,005 1,868 -137 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.6 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

987 821 807 815 824 9 4.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

547 478 387 443 472 29 5.7 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.9 0.0

5,000 or more employees

251 222 206 213 208 -5 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.0 -0.1

HIRES

Total private

5,277 4,961 4,998 5,000 5,046 46 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

1 to 9 employees

733 706 695 828 833 5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.8 3.7 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,780 1,674 1,787 1,551 1,603 52 4.5 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.0 0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,645 1,547 1,525 1,611 1,578 -33 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 0.1

250 to 999 employees

708 676 647 670 674 4 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.5 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

331 283 265 261 273 12 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.0

5,000 or more employees

80 75 79 80 84 4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 0.1

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,146 4,757 4,731 4,959 4,915 -44 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

698 749 569 744 743 -1 3.3 3.4 2.6 3.4 3.3 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,682 1,535 1,603 1,574 1,544 -30 4.3 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,711 1,536 1,567 1,607 1,600 -7 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.1 0.1

250 to 999 employees

690 592 638 662 681 19 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

299 280 278 293 279 -14 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.1 -0.3

5,000 or more employees

66 65 76 79 68 -11 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.4 -0.2

QUITS

Total private

3,276 2,850 2,899 3,078 2,998 -80 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

443 423 304 528 336 -192 2.1 1.9 1.4 2.4 1.5 -0.9

10 to 49 employees

1,164 922 1,021 954 1,040 86 3.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,054 950 1,013 1,005 1,040 35 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 0.2

250 to 999 employees

416 355 377 394 386 -8 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

162 162 145 153 158 5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

38 38 39 44 38 -6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 -0.1

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,594 1,657 1,573 1,596 1,692 96 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

191 251 245 155 398 243 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 1.7 1.0

10 to 49 employees

437 557 483 533 419 -114 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 -0.3

50 to 249 employees

593 517 484 533 492 -41 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0

250 to 999 employees

241 207 228 238 267 29 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

114 106 107 110 96 -14 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 -0.2

5,000 or more employees

18 18 26 26 20 -6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 -0.1

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

275 249 260 285 225 -60 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

64 74 20 61 9 -52 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 -0.3

10 to 49 employees

81 56 99 86 84 -2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

50 to 249 employees

64 68 70 69 69 0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

250 to 999 employees

33 30 34 29 28 -1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

23 12 26 29 25 -4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

5,000 or more employees

11 8 11 10 10 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: April 02, 2025