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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
Dec.
2023
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Change from:
Nov. 2024 -
Dec. 2024(p)
Dec.
2023
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Change from:
Nov. 2024 -
Dec. 2024(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

7,884 6,501 6,949 7,268 6,720 -548 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.1 4.7 -0.4

1 to 9 employees

1,885 1,164 1,511 1,632 1,537 -95 7.7 5.5 6.5 6.9 6.6 -0.3

10 to 49 employees

2,070 2,086 2,130 2,220 1,983 -237 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.3 -0.7

50 to 249 employees

2,068 1,797 1,902 1,927 1,810 -117 5.1 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.5 -0.2

250 to 999 employees

1,018 786 748 809 806 -3 5.1 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

577 445 452 453 391 -62 6.1 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.4 -0.5

5,000 or more employees

266 223 206 225 191 -34 5.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.1 -0.5

HIRES

Total private

5,384 5,221 5,029 5,023 5,092 69 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

1 to 9 employees

981 846 775 736 747 11 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 0.0

10 to 49 employees

1,600 1,700 1,640 1,705 1,840 135 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.2 0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,681 1,608 1,614 1,548 1,547 -1 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 0.0

250 to 999 employees

735 663 640 675 615 -60 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

306 319 288 285 267 -18 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.1 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

82 85 72 73 75 2 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.7 0.2

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,060 4,884 4,991 4,914 4,930 16 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 0.0

1 to 9 employees

745 663 775 755 633 -122 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.4 2.9 -0.5

10 to 49 employees

1,622 1,704 1,618 1,565 1,702 137 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.9 0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,596 1,505 1,594 1,622 1,617 -5 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.2 0.0

250 to 999 employees

728 649 648 617 624 7 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.3 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

308 295 298 289 277 -12 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

60 70 59 66 77 11 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.7 0.3

QUITS

Total private

3,237 2,917 3,105 2,947 3,001 54 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

483 354 372 432 335 -97 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.5 -0.5

10 to 49 employees

1,076 1,136 1,114 962 1,089 127 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.5 0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,051 853 1,046 980 1,027 47 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.5 2.7 0.2

250 to 999 employees

424 369 379 369 369 0 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

164 164 159 165 142 -23 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 -0.2

5,000 or more employees

40 42 35 39 38 -1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,508 1,727 1,662 1,719 1,688 -31 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

179 292 375 249 275 26 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.3 0.2

10 to 49 employees

445 486 446 547 519 -28 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

480 580 477 575 521 -54 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

268 246 229 218 228 10 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

123 106 120 111 116 5 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.0

5,000 or more employees

14 17 16 18 30 12 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.3

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

315 240 224 248 241 -7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

83 17 28 73 23 -50 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.2

10 to 49 employees

101 82 58 56 93 37 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

50 to 249 employees

65 72 71 67 70 3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

250 to 999 employees

37 33 39 31 28 -3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

22 25 19 13 19 6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1

5,000 or more employees

7 10 8 8 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.

Last Modified Date: February 04, 2025