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	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,840	5,956	7,381	4.8	4.3	5.2
1 to 9 employees	1,462	749	1,748	6.2	3.4	6.7
10 to 49 employees	1,909	1,869	2,211	4.3	4.5	5.0
50 to 249 employees	2,049	1,803	1,839	4.8	4.3	4.5
250 to 999 employees	825	839	870	4.6	4.2	4.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	421	457	483	5.2	4.8	5.8
5,000 or more employees	174	239	230	4.0	4.8	5.1
HIRES
Total private	5,564	4,984	5,215	4.1	3.7	3.9
1 to 9 employees	933	730	930	4.2	3.4	3.8
10 to 49 employees	1,930	1,476	1,669	4.6	3.7	4.0
50 to 249 employees	1,836	1,781	1,721	4.5	4.5	4.4
250 to 999 employees	593	638	591	3.5	3.3	3.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	215	275	230	2.8	3.0	2.9
5,000 or more employees	56	83	74	1.4	1.7	1.7
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,912	4,531	4,583	3.7	3.4	3.4
1 to 9 employees	889	678	792	4.0	3.2	3.3
10 to 49 employees	1,567	1,337	1,470	3.7	3.4	3.5
50 to 249 employees	1,529	1,470	1,508	3.7	3.7	3.8
250 to 999 employees	632	675	519	3.7	3.5	3.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	242	292	230	3.1	3.2	2.9
5,000 or more employees	52	77	64	1.2	1.6	1.5
QUITS
Total private	3,053	2,773	2,823	2.3	2.1	2.1
1 to 9 employees	425	370	456	1.9	1.7	1.9
10 to 49 employees	1,066	846	874	2.5	2.1	2.1
50 to 249 employees	1,036	964	1,012	2.5	2.4	2.6
250 to 999 employees	352	393	315	2.1	2.0	1.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	144	166	131	1.9	1.8	1.7
5,000 or more employees	29	34	36	0.7	0.7	0.8
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,620	1,507	1,505	1.2	1.1	1.1
1 to 9 employees	422	255	297	1.9	1.2	1.2
10 to 49 employees	423	416	500	1.0	1.1	1.2
50 to 249 employees	426	439	424	1.0	1.1	1.1
250 to 999 employees	251	251	175	1.5	1.3	1.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	84	112	86	1.1	1.2	1.1
5,000 or more employees	13	33	22	0.3	0.7	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	239	251	255	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	42	53	39	0.2	0.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	78	75	96	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	67	66	72	0.2	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	28	31	29	0.2	0.2	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	14	14	12	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	11	6	0.2	0.2	0.1
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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