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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
Jan.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023(p)
Jan.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

10,414 9,097 9,741 7.6 6.4 6.9

1 to 9 employees

2,015 1,513 2,415 9.1 6.5 9.3

10 to 49 employees

2,956 2,783 2,908 7.6 6.1 6.3

50 to 249 employees

2,799 2,712 2,519 6.9 6.8 6.6

250 to 999 employees

1,572 1,158 978 7.5 6.0 5.8

1,000 to 4,999 employees

815 634 602 8.3 6.6 6.9

5,000 or more employees

258 297 319 6.9 6.8 7.0

HIRES

Total private

5,905 4,373 5,754 4.7 3.3 4.4

1 to 9 employees

1,029 562 1,089 5.1 2.6 4.6

10 to 49 employees

1,711 1,328 1,820 4.7 3.1 4.2

50 to 249 employees

1,841 1,416 1,702 4.9 3.8 4.8

250 to 999 employees

883 675 744 4.5 3.8 4.7

1,000 to 4,999 employees

370 337 313 4.1 3.7 3.8

5,000 or more employees

72 56 86 2.1 1.4 2.0

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

6,262 5,237 6,101 5.0 3.9 4.7

1 to 9 employees

1,030 767 901 5.1 3.5 3.8

10 to 49 employees

1,759 1,832 2,069 4.9 4.3 4.8

50 to 249 employees

2,034 1,472 1,895 5.4 4.0 5.3

250 to 999 employees

904 710 719 4.7 4.0 4.6

1,000 to 4,999 employees

462 394 450 5.2 4.4 5.5

5,000 or more employees

73 61 67 2.1 1.5 1.6

QUITS

Total private

4,082 3,353 3,598 3.2 2.5 2.8

1 to 9 employees

578 479 486 2.9 2.2 2.1

10 to 49 employees

1,242 1,191 1,324 3.4 2.8 3.1

50 to 249 employees

1,421 976 1,178 3.8 2.6 3.3

250 to 999 employees

582 424 386 3.0 2.4 2.4

1,000 to 4,999 employees

221 246 186 2.5 2.7 2.3

5,000 or more employees

38 38 38 1.1 0.9 0.9

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,770 1,606 2,214 1.4 1.2 1.7

1 to 9 employees

369 244 347 1.8 1.1 1.5

10 to 49 employees

405 558 653 1.1 1.3 1.5

50 to 249 employees

507 413 657 1.3 1.1 1.8

250 to 999 employees

260 257 293 1.3 1.4 1.9

1,000 to 4,999 employees

206 121 247 2.3 1.3 3.0

5,000 or more employees

22 14 17 0.6 0.3 0.4

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

410 277 288 0.3 0.2 0.2

1 to 9 employees

83 45 68 0.4 0.2 0.3

10 to 49 employees

112 82 92 0.3 0.2 0.2

50 to 249 employees

105 83 59 0.3 0.2 0.2

250 to 999 employees

62 30 40 0.3 0.2 0.3

1,000 to 4,999 employees

35 27 17 0.4 0.3 0.2

5,000 or more employees

13 10 12 0.4 0.2 0.3

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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2023