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	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,234	6,911	7,438	5.1	4.8	5.2
1 to 9 employees	1,674	1,385	1,675	7.1	5.8	6.8
10 to 49 employees	2,213	2,087	2,348	4.9	4.7	5.3
50 to 249 employees	1,906	1,962	1,750	4.6	4.5	4.2
250 to 999 employees	755	820	951	4.0	4.5	5.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	475	470	523	5.1	5.5	5.7
5,000 or more employees	210	189	191	4.4	4.2	4.5
HIRES
Total private	5,425	5,032	5,154	4.0	3.7	3.8
1 to 9 employees	907	620	813	4.1	2.7	3.5
10 to 49 employees	1,658	1,638	1,681	3.9	3.9	4.0
50 to 249 employees	1,675	1,758	1,491	4.3	4.2	3.7
250 to 999 employees	735	666	762	4.0	3.9	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	366	273	346	4.1	3.4	4.0
5,000 or more employees	83	78	60	1.8	1.8	1.5
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,108	5,139	4,882	3.8	3.8	3.6
1 to 9 employees	834	831	730	3.8	3.7	3.2
10 to 49 employees	1,705	1,542	1,603	4.0	3.7	3.8
50 to 249 employees	1,564	1,773	1,609	4.0	4.2	4.0
250 to 999 employees	644	697	631	3.5	4.0	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	293	243	247	3.3	3.0	2.8
5,000 or more employees	67	53	62	1.5	1.2	1.6
QUITS
Total private	3,143	3,029	2,860	2.3	2.2	2.1
1 to 9 employees	427	382	357	1.9	1.7	1.6
10 to 49 employees	1,101	963	957	2.6	2.3	2.3
50 to 249 employees	1,019	1,140	981	2.6	2.7	2.4
250 to 999 employees	386	389	395	2.1	2.3	2.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	166	127	131	1.9	1.6	1.5
5,000 or more employees	44	28	40	1.0	0.6	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,757	1,846	1,842	1.3	1.4	1.4
1 to 9 employees	385	363	339	1.7	1.6	1.5
10 to 49 employees	545	494	579	1.3	1.2	1.4
50 to 249 employees	481	589	592	1.2	1.4	1.5
250 to 999 employees	221	283	210	1.2	1.6	1.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	109	100	104	1.2	1.2	1.2
5,000 or more employees	16	17	17	0.3	0.4	0.4
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	208	264	180	0.2	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	23	86	34	0.1	0.4	0.1
10 to 49 employees	59	86	67	0.1	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	64	45	36	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	37	26	25	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	18	15	12	0.2	0.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	7	5	0.2	0.2	0.1
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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