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. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Oct. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,235	6,404	7,342	5.8	4.5	5.1
1 to 9 employees	1,956	1,084	1,750	8.3	5.2	7.3
10 to 49 employees	2,331	2,072	2,298	5.3	4.6	5.1
50 to 249 employees	2,072	1,791	1,890	5.0	4.3	4.6
250 to 999 employees	1,042	791	746	5.3	4.0	3.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	597	452	448	6.2	4.9	5.0
5,000 or more employees	236	214	209	5.1	4.2	4.5
HIRES
Total private	5,891	5,228	5,401	4.4	3.9	4.0
1 to 9 employees	1,006	759	888	4.7	3.8	4.0
10 to 49 employees	1,652	1,714	1,662	4.0	4.0	3.9
50 to 249 employees	1,838	1,634	1,691	4.7	4.1	4.3
250 to 999 employees	888	681	725	4.7	3.5	3.9
1,000 to 4,999 employees	418	346	360	4.6	3.9	4.3
5,000 or more employees	89	94	75	2.0	2.0	1.7
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,409	5,117	5,053	4.0	3.8	3.7
1 to 9 employees	841	624	830	3.9	3.1	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,590	1,815	1,601	3.8	4.2	3.7
50 to 249 employees	1,784	1,615	1,598	4.5	4.0	4.1
250 to 999 employees	784	695	661	4.2	3.6	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	355	298	306	3.9	3.4	3.6
5,000 or more employees	55	70	58	1.3	1.4	1.3
QUITS
Total private	3,539	3,070	3,255	2.6	2.3	2.4
1 to 9 employees	565	336	425	2.6	1.7	1.9
10 to 49 employees	1,076	1,187	1,172	2.6	2.8	2.7
50 to 249 employees	1,109	928	1,046	2.8	2.3	2.7
250 to 999 employees	524	401	403	2.8	2.1	2.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	230	174	172	2.5	2.0	2.0
5,000 or more employees	35	43	35	0.8	0.9	0.8
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,585	1,815	1,558	1.2	1.3	1.1
1 to 9 employees	207	272	381	1.0	1.4	1.7
10 to 49 employees	422	548	349	1.0	1.3	0.8
50 to 249 employees	608	617	481	1.5	1.5	1.2
250 to 999 employees	236	263	220	1.3	1.4	1.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	99	97	113	1.1	1.1	1.3
5,000 or more employees	13	17	14	0.3	0.4	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	285	232	240	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	68	15	24	0.3	0.1	0.1
10 to 49 employees	92	79	81	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	67	70	70	0.2	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	23	30	37	0.1	0.2	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	26	28	20	0.3	0.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	8	10	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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