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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,625	6,933	6,459	4.7	4.8	4.5
1 to 9 employees	1,441	1,489	1,176	6.2	6.4	5.2
10 to 49 employees	1,923	2,209	1,987	4.3	5.1	4.5
50 to 249 employees	1,783	1,818	1,924	4.4	4.1	4.3
250 to 999 employees	838	810	777	4.2	4.1	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	401	423	423	4.6	5.0	5.0
5,000 or more employees	239	185	172	4.9	4.3	3.9
HIRES
Total private	5,206	5,374	5,107	3.8	3.9	3.7
1 to 9 employees	786	973	683	3.6	4.5	3.2
10 to 49 employees	1,669	1,674	1,747	3.9	4.0	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,589	1,717	1,673	4.1	4.0	3.9
250 to 999 employees	746	636	669	3.9	3.3	3.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	318	289	253	3.8	3.6	3.2
5,000 or more employees	99	86	82	2.1	2.1	1.9
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,749	5,343	5,668	4.2	3.9	4.1
1 to 9 employees	682	887	779	3.1	4.1	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,915	1,758	1,910	4.5	4.3	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,861	1,721	1,892	4.8	4.1	4.4
250 to 999 employees	830	648	773	4.4	3.4	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	375	258	237	4.5	3.2	3.0
5,000 or more employees	85	71	78	1.9	1.7	1.8
QUITS
Total private	3,778	3,451	3,648	2.8	2.5	2.7
1 to 9 employees	416	479	418	1.9	2.2	2.0
10 to 49 employees	1,324	1,230	1,302	3.1	3.0	3.1
50 to 249 employees	1,260	1,135	1,293	3.2	2.7	3.0
250 to 999 employees	522	416	446	2.7	2.2	2.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	207	150	149	2.5	1.9	1.9
5,000 or more employees	49	40	41	1.1	1.0	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,707	1,669	1,762	1.3	1.2	1.3
1 to 9 employees	239	379	278	1.1	1.7	1.3
10 to 49 employees	499	428	517	1.2	1.0	1.2
50 to 249 employees	537	544	556	1.4	1.3	1.3
250 to 999 employees	274	202	305	1.4	1.1	1.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	130	94	76	1.6	1.2	1.0
5,000 or more employees	28	22	28	0.6	0.5	0.7
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	263	223	258	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	27	29	83	0.1	0.1	0.4
10 to 49 employees	92	100	90	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	64	42	43	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	34	30	22	0.2	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	37	14	12	0.4	0.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	9	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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