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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,099	5,886	5,309	4.3	4.1	3.7
1 to 9 employees	1,287	1,134	1,035	5.5	5.1	4.2
10 to 49 employees	1,747	1,812	1,539	3.9	4.2	3.6
50 to 249 employees	1,672	1,640	1,597	4.2	3.7	3.7
250 to 999 employees	784	675	580	3.9	3.5	3.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	401	436	382	4.4	4.9	4.3
5,000 or more employees	207	190	177	4.1	4.1	3.9
HIRES
Total private	3,710	4,372	3,692	2.7	3.2	2.7
1 to 9 employees	517	503	522	2.3	2.4	2.2
10 to 49 employees	1,242	1,290	1,218	2.9	3.1	3.0
50 to 249 employees	1,154	1,455	1,230	3.0	3.4	2.9
250 to 999 employees	509	722	433	2.6	3.9	2.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	226	337	229	2.6	4.0	2.7
5,000 or more employees	62	66	60	1.3	1.5	1.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,534	4,302	4,781	3.3	3.1	3.5
1 to 9 employees	525	520	614	2.4	2.5	2.6
10 to 49 employees	1,531	1,494	1,505	3.6	3.6	3.7
50 to 249 employees	1,444	1,379	1,530	3.8	3.2	3.7
250 to 999 employees	636	576	737	3.3	3.1	4.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	321	272	336	3.7	3.2	3.9
5,000 or more employees	76	61	59	1.6	1.4	1.4
QUITS
Total private	2,452	2,568	2,605	1.8	1.9	1.9
1 to 9 employees	235	259	259	1.1	1.2	1.1
10 to 49 employees	828	868	925	1.9	2.1	2.3
50 to 249 employees	862	895	908	2.2	2.1	2.2
250 to 999 employees	343	358	337	1.8	1.9	1.9
1,000 to 4,999 employees	151	154	147	1.7	1.8	1.7
5,000 or more employees	35	35	29	0.7	0.8	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,814	1,564	1,960	1.3	1.1	1.4
1 to 9 employees	276	216	306	1.2	1.0	1.3
10 to 49 employees	601	569	501	1.4	1.4	1.2
50 to 249 employees	508	445	579	1.3	1.0	1.4
250 to 999 employees	259	205	376	1.3	1.1	2.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	141	110	175	1.6	1.3	2.0
5,000 or more employees	29	19	23	0.6	0.4	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	267	169	216	0.2	0.1	0.2
1 to 9 employees	14	44	49	0.1	0.2	0.2
10 to 49 employees	102	57	78	0.2	0.1	0.2
50 to 249 employees	75	40	43	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	35	14	24	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	29	8	14	0.3	0.1	0.2
5,000 or more employees	12	7	8	0.3	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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