Table 14. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, not seasonally adjusted

Table 14. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, not seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
Establishment size class	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,742	6,131	6,869	4.7	4.3	4.8
1 to 9 employees	1,420	1,201	1,687	6.2	5.1	6.6
10 to 49 employees	2,132	1,748	2,121	4.9	4.0	4.7
50 to 249 employees	1,787	1,740	1,647	4.1	3.9	3.9
250 to 999 employees	805	782	717	4.1	4.3	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	431	450	468	5.2	5.3	5.5
5,000 or more employees	166	209	229	3.9	4.8	5.0
HIRES
Total private	5,361	5,757	5,179	3.9	4.2	3.8
1 to 9 employees	983	693	848	4.5	3.1	3.6
10 to 49 employees	1,653	1,936	1,782	4.0	4.6	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,717	2,052	1,634	4.1	4.8	4.0
250 to 999 employees	640	708	561	3.4	4.0	3.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	288	258	262	3.6	3.2	3.3
5,000 or more employees	79	109	92	1.9	2.6	2.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,290	5,119	5,159	3.9	3.7	3.8
1 to 9 employees	857	672	689	4.0	3.0	2.9
10 to 49 employees	1,715	1,849	1,683	4.2	4.4	3.9
50 to 249 employees	1,720	1,660	1,851	4.1	3.9	4.6
250 to 999 employees	668	585	615	3.5	3.3	3.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	257	278	241	3.2	3.5	3.0
5,000 or more employees	72	76	79	1.8	1.8	1.8
QUITS
Total private	3,423	3,267	3,304	2.5	2.4	2.4
1 to 9 employees	453	370	359	2.1	1.7	1.5
10 to 49 employees	1,202	1,238	1,148	2.9	2.9	2.7
50 to 249 employees	1,138	1,082	1,212	2.7	2.6	3.0
250 to 999 employees	436	376	393	2.3	2.1	2.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	153	154	140	1.9	1.9	1.7
5,000 or more employees	41	46	51	1.0	1.1	1.2
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,656	1,562	1,564	1.2	1.1	1.1
1 to 9 employees	377	255	225	1.7	1.2	1.0
10 to 49 employees	423	494	437	1.0	1.2	1.0
50 to 249 employees	540	499	594	1.3	1.2	1.5
250 to 999 employees	202	186	198	1.1	1.1	1.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	90	106	89	1.1	1.3	1.1
5,000 or more employees	22	22	21	0.5	0.5	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	211	290	291	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	27	47	105	0.1	0.2	0.4
10 to 49 employees	90	116	97	0.2	0.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	42	79	45	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	29	22	24	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	14	18	12	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	8	7	0.2	0.2	0.2
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.

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