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 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)	July 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,206	6,221	6,961	5.0	4.3	4.8
1 to 9 employees	1,660	1,127	1,467	7.0	4.9	6.3
10 to 49 employees	2,026	1,906	2,249	4.6	4.4	5.2
50 to 249 employees	2,019	1,842	1,839	4.8	4.2	4.0
250 to 999 employees	862	760	787	4.4	3.9	4.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	416	420	435	4.9	4.8	5.0
5,000 or more employees	223	166	185	4.8	3.9	4.4
HIRES
Total private	5,570	5,628	5,420	4.1	4.1	4.0
1 to 9 employees	837	765	970	3.8	3.5	4.5
10 to 49 employees	1,912	1,913	1,657	4.5	4.6	4.1
50 to 249 employees	1,698	1,938	1,778	4.3	4.6	4.1
250 to 999 employees	678	668	633	3.6	3.6	3.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	338	266	298	4.2	3.2	3.6
5,000 or more employees	107	79	85	2.4	1.9	2.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,575	5,044	5,407	4.1	3.7	4.0
1 to 9 employees	885	722	905	4.0	3.3	4.2
10 to 49 employees	2,040	1,775	1,770	4.8	4.3	4.3
50 to 249 employees	1,549	1,631	1,780	3.9	3.8	4.1
250 to 999 employees	720	570	620	3.8	3.0	3.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	302	278	261	3.7	3.4	3.2
5,000 or more employees	80	69	71	1.8	1.7	1.8
QUITS
Total private	3,687	3,193	3,478	2.7	2.3	2.5
1 to 9 employees	494	464	489	2.2	2.1	2.2
10 to 49 employees	1,426	1,139	1,213	3.4	2.7	3.0
50 to 249 employees	1,112	1,092	1,174	2.8	2.6	2.7
250 to 999 employees	417	326	408	2.2	1.7	2.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	192	137	153	2.4	1.7	1.9
5,000 or more employees	48	37	41	1.1	0.9	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,625	1,562	1,700	1.2	1.1	1.2
1 to 9 employees	317	216	380	1.4	1.0	1.7
10 to 49 employees	552	502	458	1.3	1.2	1.1
50 to 249 employees	376	481	559	0.9	1.1	1.3
250 to 999 employees	278	219	186	1.5	1.2	1.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	77	121	94	0.9	1.5	1.1
5,000 or more employees	24	23	22	0.6	0.6	0.6
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	263	289	229	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	74	43	35	0.3	0.2	0.2
10 to 49 employees	62	134	99	0.1	0.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	61	58	47	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	25	25	27	0.1	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	33	20	14	0.4	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	7	9	8	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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