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. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,715	6,401	6,457	6,871	6,894	23	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.8	4.8	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,389	1,259	1,215	1,381	1,362	-19	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.8	5.6	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	2,078	2,027	1,987	2,094	2,172	78	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.7	4.9	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,862	1,687	1,871	1,907	1,738	-169	4.5	3.8	4.2	4.4	4.1	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	733	793	771	828	937	109	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.6	4.9	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	447	450	444	467	494	27	4.8	5.3	5.3	5.5	5.4	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	207	185	170	193	191	-2	4.4	4.3	3.9	4.3	4.5	0.2
HIRES
Total private	4,987	4,918	4,805	5,021	4,796	-225	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	757	831	704	696	696	0	3.4	3.8	3.3	3.1	3.0	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,635	1,529	1,612	1,642	1,668	26	3.9	3.7	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,600	1,613	1,583	1,727	1,447	-280	4.1	3.8	3.7	4.1	3.6	-0.5
250 to 999 employees	638	610	595	641	666	25	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.7	3.7	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	280	266	242	247	263	16	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.0	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	76	69	69	69	57	-12	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.4	-0.2
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,975	4,907	4,781	4,898	4,708	-190	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	795	724	714	826	684	-142	3.6	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.0	-0.7
10 to 49 employees	1,654	1,570	1,612	1,443	1,525	82	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.4	3.6	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,545	1,646	1,540	1,659	1,579	-80	4.0	3.9	3.6	4.0	3.9	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	625	641	647	658	612	-46	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.8	3.4	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	288	261	204	257	247	-10	3.3	3.2	2.6	3.2	2.8	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	69	65	64	56	61	5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.5	0.2
QUITS
Total private	3,045	2,984	2,908	2,918	2,767	-151	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	381	373	349	401	330	-71	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.4	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,073	1,021	1,047	890	925	35	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.2	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,021	1,034	1,012	1,087	984	-103	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.4	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	369	385	351	378	368	-10	2.0	2.0	1.9	2.2	2.0	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	157	135	115	133	125	-8	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.7	1.4	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	44	36	34	29	35	6	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.2
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,706	1,711	1,644	1,702	1,755	53	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
1 to 9 employees	386	329	312	333	317	-16	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	514	454	472	461	527	66	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	455	571	486	526	559	33	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.3	1.4	0.1
250 to 999 employees	221	222	276	254	222	-32	1.2	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.2	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	113	113	77	108	109	1	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.3	1.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	18	21	21	19	21	2	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	224	212	228	278	186	-92	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	28	21	54	91	37	-54	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.2	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	66	95	92	92	73	-19	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	69	41	42	45	36	-9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	35	34	21	27	22	-5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	19	13	12	15	13	-2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	8	9	8	5	-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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