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	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,240	7,894	7,397	7,013	7,055	42	5.8	5.5	5.2	4.9	5.0	0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,426	1,828	1,516	1,562	1,443	-119	5.9	7.9	6.7	6.5	6.2	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	2,412	2,035	2,144	2,082	2,169	87	5.4	4.9	4.9	4.6	4.6	0.0
50 to 249 employees	2,402	2,241	2,002	1,822	1,854	32	5.8	5.3	4.9	4.5	4.5	0.0
250 to 999 employees	1,091	983	920	840	814	-26	6.0	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.7	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	639	551	562	465	513	48	7.8	5.7	6.0	5.7	6.2	0.5
5,000 or more employees	271	258	253	243	261	18	6.5	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.3	0.3
HIRES
Total private	5,766	5,382	5,232	5,245	5,379	134	4.3	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.1
1 to 9 employees	963	810	886	768	801	33	4.3	3.8	4.2	3.4	3.7	0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,753	1,781	1,741	1,762	1,905	143	4.1	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,816	1,664	1,539	1,594	1,594	0	4.6	4.2	4.0	4.1	4.0	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	830	714	669	702	643	-59	4.8	3.6	3.4	3.9	3.9	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	313	331	319	323	343	20	4.1	3.6	3.6	4.2	4.4	0.2
5,000 or more employees	92	81	79	97	95	-2	2.3	1.6	1.6	2.1	2.0	-0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,496	5,203	5,000	4,985	5,076	91	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
1 to 9 employees	792	735	737	684	807	123	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.1	3.7	0.6
10 to 49 employees	1,853	1,691	1,742	1,665	1,592	-73	4.4	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.6	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,739	1,738	1,528	1,588	1,591	3	4.4	4.4	3.9	4.1	4.0	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	749	689	650	691	704	13	4.4	3.5	3.4	3.9	4.2	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	298	280	271	273	294	21	3.9	3.1	3.1	3.6	3.8	0.2
5,000 or more employees	65	70	72	83	88	5	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.8	1.9	0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,807	3,330	3,231	3,239	3,251	12	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0
1 to 9 employees	611	477	485	426	465	39	2.7	2.2	2.3	1.9	2.1	0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,341	1,157	1,172	1,163	1,163	0	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.6	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,176	1,077	993	1,038	1,026	-12	3.0	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	465	417	391	405	384	-21	2.7	2.1	2.0	2.3	2.3	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	175	161	148	158	168	10	2.3	1.8	1.7	2.1	2.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	38	41	42	49	45	-4	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.0	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,442	1,592	1,511	1,461	1,571	110	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	160	209	214	217	279	62	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.3
10 to 49 employees	427	444	493	383	362	-21	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.9	0.8	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	493	588	450	482	492	10	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	246	234	231	257	297	40	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.8	0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	99	99	103	100	108	8	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
5,000 or more employees	16	18	18	24	32	8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.2
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	247	281	258	284	254	-30	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	20	49	37	42	63	21	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	84	89	77	118	67	-51	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	70	73	85	68	73	5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	38	39	28	29	23	-6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	24	20	19	16	17	1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	10	11	11	10	10	0	0.3	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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