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	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	5,977	5,984	5,964	4.3	4.3	4.3
1 to 9 employees	919	693	811	4.3	3.1	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,846	1,956	1,866	4.3	4.6	4.4
50 to 249 employees	1,675	1,778	1,748	4.0	4.3	4.2
250 to 999 employees	811	798	800	4.1	4.2	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	493	514	482	5.5	5.4	4.9
5,000 or more employees	233	244	258	4.4	5.1	4.9
HIRES
Total private	4,698	3,864	4,994	3.5	2.9	3.7
1 to 9 employees	674	514	714	3.3	2.4	3.4
10 to 49 employees	1,696	1,285	1,506	4.2	3.2	3.7
50 to 249 employees	1,387	1,255	1,785	3.5	3.2	4.5
250 to 999 employees	615	496	606	3.2	2.7	3.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	241	248	294	2.8	2.7	3.1
5,000 or more employees	84	65	89	1.7	1.4	1.8
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,400	3,880	4,533	3.3	2.9	3.4
1 to 9 employees	593	531	641	2.9	2.5	3.0
10 to 49 employees	1,573	1,227	1,421	3.9	3.0	3.5
50 to 249 employees	1,274	1,282	1,457	3.2	3.2	3.7
250 to 999 employees	631	566	637	3.3	3.1	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	257	222	296	3.0	2.4	3.1
5,000 or more employees	72	53	80	1.4	1.1	1.6
QUITS
Total private	3,024	2,269	2,774	2.3	1.7	2.1
1 to 9 employees	388	238	370	1.9	1.1	1.7
10 to 49 employees	1,166	743	904	2.9	1.8	2.2
50 to 249 employees	904	817	932	2.3	2.1	2.3
250 to 999 employees	369	321	362	1.9	1.8	2.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	154	119	170	1.8	1.3	1.8
5,000 or more employees	43	30	35	0.8	0.7	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,206	1,431	1,504	0.9	1.1	1.1
1 to 9 employees	191	271	226	0.9	1.3	1.1
10 to 49 employees	352	427	428	0.9	1.1	1.1
50 to 249 employees	322	411	455	0.8	1.0	1.1
250 to 999 employees	237	223	248	1.2	1.2	1.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	83	84	112	1.0	0.9	1.2
5,000 or more employees	21	15	34	0.4	0.3	0.7
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	170	181	255	0.1	0.1	0.2
1 to 9 employees	13	22	45	0.1	0.1	0.2
10 to 49 employees	55	57	89	0.1	0.1	0.2
50 to 249 employees	48	54	69	0.1	0.1	0.2
250 to 999 employees	24	22	27	0.1	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	21	19	14	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	7	11	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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