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	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,576	7,884	7,903	7,894	7,530	-364	6.1	5.5	5.6	5.5	5.3	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,374	1,885	1,898	1,828	1,726	-102	6.1	7.7	8.1	7.9	7.5	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	2,776	2,070	2,173	2,035	2,052	17	5.9	4.8	5.0	4.9	4.8	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	2,473	2,068	2,015	2,241	2,031	-210	6.1	5.1	5.0	5.3	4.9	-0.4
250 to 999 employees	1,050	1,018	1,024	983	902	-81	5.8	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.4	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	624	577	545	551	560	9	7.1	6.1	5.8	5.7	5.9	0.2
5,000 or more employees	279	266	248	258	259	1	6.2	5.6	5.0	4.9	4.9	0.0
HIRES
Total private	5,563	5,384	5,309	5,382	5,109	-273	4.2	4.0	3.9	4.0	3.8	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	875	981	821	810	828	18	4.1	4.3	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,795	1,600	1,672	1,781	1,695	-86	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.5	4.1	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,771	1,681	1,660	1,664	1,534	-130	4.7	4.4	4.4	4.2	3.9	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	744	735	750	714	656	-58	4.3	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.4	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	306	306	324	331	315	-16	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	71	82	82	81	81	0	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,571	5,060	5,124	5,203	4,866	-337	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.6	-0.3
1 to 9 employees	810	745	789	735	694	-41	3.8	3.3	3.7	3.5	3.2	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,923	1,622	1,672	1,691	1,670	-21	4.4	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.1	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,790	1,596	1,580	1,738	1,540	-198	4.7	4.2	4.2	4.4	3.9	-0.5
250 to 999 employees	660	728	754	689	610	-79	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.1	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	324	308	263	280	277	-3	4.0	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	63	60	66	70	76	6	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,602	3,237	3,251	3,330	3,145	-185	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.3	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	434	483	508	477	460	-17	2.0	2.1	2.4	2.2	2.2	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,284	1,076	1,114	1,157	1,116	-41	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.9	2.7	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,231	1,051	991	1,077	990	-87	3.2	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.5	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	422	424	440	417	384	-33	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	191	164	157	161	151	-10	2.3	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	40	40	41	41	44	3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,740	1,508	1,527	1,592	1,437	-155	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	313	179	226	209	171	-38	1.5	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.8	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	572	445	397	444	479	35	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.1
50 to 249 employees	506	480	523	588	460	-128	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.2	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	220	268	279	234	203	-31	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.0	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	113	123	85	99	105	6	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	16	14	17	18	20	2	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	229	315	346	281	283	2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	63	83	55	49	62	13	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	67	101	160	89	76	-13	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	54	65	67	73	90	17	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	18	37	35	39	23	-16	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	20	22	21	20	21	1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	8	7	9	11	12	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.

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