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	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,764	6,860	6,588	6,342	6,544	202	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.6	0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,194	1,233	1,160	1,089	1,273	184	5.5	5.3	5.5	5.1	5.1	0.0
10 to 49 employees	2,107	2,150	2,069	2,013	1,941	-72	4.6	5.1	4.9	4.6	4.4	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,881	2,005	1,867	1,720	1,931	211	4.5	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.5	0.4
250 to 999 employees	858	815	808	812	770	-42	4.5	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.4	0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	480	443	472	484	452	-32	5.8	4.9	4.8	5.1	5.6	0.5
5,000 or more employees	245	213	212	225	177	-48	5.0	4.1	4.1	4.3	4.1	-0.2
HIRES
Total private	5,229	5,000	5,020	5,055	5,215	160	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
1 to 9 employees	736	828	743	777	816	39	3.6	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.5	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,754	1,551	1,619	1,796	1,691	-105	4.0	3.8	4.0	4.3	4.0	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,611	1,611	1,618	1,433	1,743	310	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.6	4.2	0.6
250 to 999 employees	709	670	673	680	628	-52	3.9	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	323	261	276	282	267	-15	4.2	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.5	0.4
5,000 or more employees	95	80	90	87	69	-18	2.0	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,025	4,959	4,966	4,845	4,954	109	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
1 to 9 employees	702	744	687	689	816	127	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,697	1,574	1,581	1,750	1,594	-156	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.2	3.8	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,583	1,607	1,637	1,379	1,568	189	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.4	3.8	0.4
250 to 999 employees	676	662	690	672	634	-38	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.8	0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	282	293	290	276	278	2	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.6	0.5
5,000 or more employees	85	79	81	80	64	-16	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	-0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,194	3,078	3,054	3,159	3,011	-148	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	363	528	348	437	457	20	1.8	2.4	1.7	2.1	1.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,175	954	1,059	1,194	978	-216	2.7	2.4	2.6	2.9	2.3	-0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,036	1,005	1,058	939	1,023	84	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.3	2.5	0.2
250 to 999 employees	408	394	390	389	361	-28	2.3	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	162	153	159	152	158	6	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.7	2.1	0.4
5,000 or more employees	50	44	40	46	35	-11	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,505	1,596	1,680	1,490	1,709	219	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
1 to 9 employees	234	155	328	234	319	85	1.1	0.7	1.6	1.1	1.4	0.3
10 to 49 employees	425	533	444	491	543	52	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.3	0.1
50 to 249 employees	480	533	506	385	482	97	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	238	238	268	255	248	-7	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.5	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	102	110	103	99	97	-2	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	26	26	30	25	19	-6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	325	285	232	197	233	36	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	105	61	11	17	40	23	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
10 to 49 employees	96	86	78	65	73	8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	67	69	73	55	63	8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	30	29	32	28	25	-3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	18	29	28	24	23	-1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	10	10	10	8	10	2	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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