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	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,173	6,646	5,982	4.4	4.7	4.3
1 to 9 employees	1,014	1,480	812	4.8	6.5	3.5
10 to 49 employees	1,876	2,029	2,007	4.4	4.8	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,739	1,773	1,619	4.2	4.2	4.1
250 to 999 employees	808	718	751	4.1	3.9	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	506	448	538	5.4	5.0	5.4
5,000 or more employees	230	198	256	4.4	4.4	5.0
HIRES
Total private	4,243	4,948	3,845	3.2	3.7	2.9
1 to 9 employees	635	935	562	3.1	4.4	2.5
10 to 49 employees	1,345	1,734	1,309	3.3	4.3	3.1
50 to 249 employees	1,390	1,389	1,186	3.5	3.4	3.1
250 to 999 employees	552	535	464	2.9	3.0	2.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	238	264	259	2.7	3.1	2.7
5,000 or more employees	82	90	66	1.6	2.1	1.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,120	5,341	3,828	3.1	4.0	2.9
1 to 9 employees	584	767	511	2.9	3.6	2.3
10 to 49 employees	1,301	1,774	1,233	3.2	4.4	2.9
50 to 249 employees	1,349	1,641	1,253	3.4	4.0	3.3
250 to 999 employees	568	746	543	3.0	4.2	3.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	251	350	233	2.8	4.1	2.5
5,000 or more employees	67	63	55	1.3	1.5	1.1
QUITS
Total private	2,375	2,898	2,187	1.8	2.2	1.6
1 to 9 employees	237	313	254	1.2	1.5	1.1
10 to 49 employees	770	1,097	725	1.9	2.7	1.7
50 to 249 employees	878	976	753	2.2	2.4	2.0
250 to 999 employees	320	345	299	1.7	1.9	1.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	135	136	124	1.5	1.6	1.3
5,000 or more employees	34	30	32	0.7	0.7	0.7
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,552	2,113	1,444	1.2	1.6	1.1
1 to 9 employees	339	321	230	1.7	1.5	1.0
10 to 49 employees	462	602	442	1.1	1.5	1.1
50 to 249 employees	411	600	444	1.0	1.5	1.2
250 to 999 employees	227	371	222	1.2	2.1	1.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	88	198	90	1.0	2.3	1.0
5,000 or more employees	26	22	16	0.5	0.5	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	192	330	197	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	8	133	28	0.0	0.6	0.1
10 to 49 employees	68	75	66	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	60	64	56	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	22	30	21	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	28	16	19	0.3	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	7	11	8	0.1	0.3	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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Last Modified Date: March 31, 2026