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	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,009	7,557	6,739	5.7	5.3	4.7
1 to 9 employees	1,248	1,800	1,207	5.2	7.5	5.2
10 to 49 employees	2,407	2,296	2,174	5.4	5.0	4.6
50 to 249 employees	2,429	1,949	1,857	5.8	4.8	4.5
250 to 999 employees	1,102	850	799	6.0	4.5	4.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	579	433	465	7.1	5.4	5.6
5,000 or more employees	245	229	237	5.9	4.7	4.8
HIRES
Total private	6,387	5,599	6,021	4.8	4.2	4.4
1 to 9 employees	991	950	801	4.4	4.3	3.7
10 to 49 employees	2,065	2,047	2,313	4.9	4.7	5.2
50 to 249 employees	2,090	1,614	1,828	5.3	4.2	4.6
250 to 999 employees	874	646	662	5.1	3.6	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	284	265	323	3.7	3.5	4.1
5,000 or more employees	83	78	93	2.1	1.7	2.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,362	5,052	5,004	4.0	3.8	3.7
1 to 9 employees	750	699	772	3.3	3.1	3.5
10 to 49 employees	1,868	1,824	1,628	4.4	4.2	3.6
50 to 249 employees	1,697	1,573	1,578	4.3	4.1	4.0
250 to 999 employees	734	652	686	4.3	3.7	4.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	253	231	255	3.3	3.0	3.3
5,000 or more employees	61	73	85	1.6	1.6	1.8
QUITS
Total private	3,855	3,408	3,330	2.9	2.5	2.5
1 to 9 employees	586	433	441	2.6	1.9	2.0
10 to 49 employees	1,408	1,347	1,247	3.3	3.1	2.8
50 to 249 employees	1,201	1,052	1,063	3.1	2.7	2.7
250 to 999 employees	470	388	383	2.7	2.2	2.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	151	140	151	2.0	1.8	1.9
5,000 or more employees	38	47	46	1.0	1.0	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,282	1,364	1,448	1.0	1.0	1.1
1 to 9 employees	150	225	282	0.7	1.0	1.3
10 to 49 employees	387	356	324	0.9	0.8	0.7
50 to 249 employees	429	451	442	1.1	1.2	1.1
250 to 999 employees	226	235	282	1.3	1.3	1.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	80	79	89	1.1	1.0	1.1
5,000 or more employees	12	17	28	0.3	0.4	0.6
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	225	280	226	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	15	41	49	0.1	0.2	0.2
10 to 49 employees	73	121	57	0.2	0.3	0.1
50 to 249 employees	67	69	73	0.2	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	38	28	21	0.2	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	22	12	16	0.3	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	10	9	11	0.3	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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