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	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,326	6,136	7,131	5.2	4.4	5.0
1 to 9 employees	1,363	941	1,478	6.3	4.4	5.9
10 to 49 employees	2,377	1,942	2,162	5.2	4.5	4.9
50 to 249 employees	2,030	1,683	2,113	4.9	4.1	4.9
250 to 999 employees	869	821	778	4.6	4.1	4.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	449	521	425	5.5	5.5	5.3
5,000 or more employees	238	229	174	4.8	4.4	4.0
HIRES
Total private	5,587	4,649	5,641	4.2	3.5	4.2
1 to 9 employees	916	696	1,026	4.5	3.4	4.4
10 to 49 employees	2,043	1,651	1,985	4.7	4.0	4.7
50 to 249 employees	1,637	1,363	1,810	4.1	3.4	4.4
250 to 999 employees	645	611	558	3.6	3.1	3.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	265	250	210	3.4	2.8	2.7
5,000 or more employees	81	79	53	1.7	1.6	1.3
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,022	4,329	4,966	3.8	3.2	3.7
1 to 9 employees	718	604	873	3.5	3.0	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,815	1,492	1,678	4.2	3.6	4.0
50 to 249 employees	1,554	1,250	1,558	3.9	3.1	3.8
250 to 999 employees	631	647	585	3.5	3.3	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	230	261	220	3.0	2.9	2.9
5,000 or more employees	75	75	52	1.6	1.5	1.3
QUITS
Total private	3,325	2,916	3,123	2.5	2.2	2.3
1 to 9 employees	370	405	483	1.8	2.0	2.1
10 to 49 employees	1,335	1,053	1,098	3.1	2.6	2.6
50 to 249 employees	1,045	888	1,044	2.6	2.2	2.5
250 to 999 employees	387	369	333	2.1	1.9	2.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	140	156	136	1.8	1.8	1.8
5,000 or more employees	48	45	30	1.0	0.9	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,366	1,235	1,605	1.0	0.9	1.2
1 to 9 employees	228	186	333	1.1	0.9	1.4
10 to 49 employees	379	381	502	0.9	0.9	1.2
50 to 249 employees	445	314	454	1.1	0.8	1.1
250 to 999 employees	218	249	231	1.2	1.3	1.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	77	84	71	1.0	0.9	0.9
5,000 or more employees	18	21	14	0.4	0.4	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	332	179	238	0.2	0.1	0.2
1 to 9 employees	120	13	57	0.6	0.1	0.2
10 to 49 employees	101	58	78	0.2	0.1	0.2
50 to 249 employees	64	49	60	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	26	29	20	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	12	22	14	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	8	8	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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