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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,711	7,192	6,049	4.7	5.0	4.2
1 to 9 employees	1,392	1,471	1,165	6.0	6.5	4.8
10 to 49 employees	2,011	2,102	1,860	4.6	4.8	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,807	2,040	1,706	4.4	4.4	4.0
250 to 999 employees	787	896	681	4.0	4.7	3.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	477	493	442	5.1	5.6	5.1
5,000 or more employees	238	189	195	4.7	4.3	4.2
HIRES
Total private	4,570	5,468	4,378	3.4	4.0	3.2
1 to 9 employees	553	781	500	2.5	3.7	2.2
10 to 49 employees	1,423	1,712	1,305	3.4	4.1	3.1
50 to 249 employees	1,447	1,810	1,492	3.7	4.1	3.6
250 to 999 employees	727	749	702	3.8	4.2	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	355	343	313	4.0	4.1	3.8
5,000 or more employees	66	73	66	1.4	1.7	1.5
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,273	4,910	4,263	3.1	3.6	3.1
1 to 9 employees	637	631	570	2.9	3.0	2.5
10 to 49 employees	1,299	1,559	1,471	3.1	3.8	3.5
50 to 249 employees	1,433	1,791	1,338	3.6	4.1	3.2
250 to 999 employees	554	619	557	2.9	3.4	3.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	294	249	265	3.3	3.0	3.2
5,000 or more employees	55	61	62	1.2	1.5	1.4
QUITS
Total private	2,423	2,886	2,548	1.8	2.1	1.9
1 to 9 employees	327	336	265	1.5	1.6	1.2
10 to 49 employees	746	912	880	1.8	2.2	2.1
50 to 249 employees	824	1,089	879	2.1	2.5	2.1
250 to 999 employees	325	386	343	1.7	2.1	2.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	169	127	144	1.9	1.5	1.7
5,000 or more employees	33	37	35	0.7	0.9	0.8
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,623	1,841	1,561	1.2	1.3	1.1
1 to 9 employees	244	268	256	1.1	1.3	1.1
10 to 49 employees	508	586	547	1.2	1.4	1.3
50 to 249 employees	546	661	425	1.4	1.5	1.0
250 to 999 employees	195	207	200	1.0	1.2	1.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	115	102	112	1.3	1.2	1.4
5,000 or more employees	15	17	20	0.3	0.4	0.4
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	226	182	154	0.2	0.1	0.1
1 to 9 employees	67	27	48	0.3	0.1	0.2
10 to 49 employees	45	61	44	0.1	0.1	0.1
50 to 249 employees	63	42	33	0.2	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	34	26	13	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	11	19	8	0.1	0.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	7	7	7	0.1	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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