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	Sept. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Sept. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	9,862	8,430	8,680	7.0	5.9	6.1
1 to 9 employees	1,633	1,607	1,979	6.7	7.1	8.4
10 to 49 employees	3,117	2,296	2,518	6.7	5.3	5.6
50 to 249 employees	2,751	2,446	2,362	7.0	5.6	5.7
250 to 999 employees	1,328	1,167	946	7.5	5.9	5.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	743	628	630	8.3	6.8	6.7
5,000 or more employees	290	286	246	7.3	6.1	5.4
HIRES
Total private	5,827	5,920	5,462	4.4	4.4	4.1
1 to 9 employees	803	808	802	3.5	3.8	3.7
10 to 49 employees	1,936	1,784	1,716	4.4	4.4	4.0
50 to 249 employees	1,821	2,000	1,768	5.0	4.9	4.5
250 to 999 employees	798	885	731	4.9	4.8	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	383	347	353	4.6	4.0	4.0
5,000 or more employees	86	97	92	2.3	2.2	2.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,637	6,277	5,425	4.3	4.7	4.0
1 to 9 employees	759	866	750	3.3	4.1	3.5
10 to 49 employees	1,922	1,954	1,831	4.4	4.8	4.3
50 to 249 employees	1,774	2,079	1,792	4.8	5.1	4.6
250 to 999 employees	753	936	701	4.6	5.1	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	357	358	289	4.3	4.1	3.3
5,000 or more employees	72	84	61	2.0	1.9	1.4
QUITS
Total private	4,042	4,252	3,663	3.1	3.2	2.7
1 to 9 employees	503	569	389	2.2	2.7	1.8
10 to 49 employees	1,464	1,360	1,388	3.4	3.3	3.2
50 to 249 employees	1,250	1,479	1,230	3.4	3.6	3.1
250 to 999 employees	541	589	443	3.3	3.2	2.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	242	203	174	2.9	2.3	2.0
5,000 or more employees	41	52	39	1.1	1.2	0.9
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,350	1,691	1,462	1.0	1.3	1.1
1 to 9 employees	195	173	278	0.9	0.8	1.3
10 to 49 employees	393	519	346	0.9	1.3	0.8
50 to 249 employees	467	531	493	1.3	1.3	1.3
250 to 999 employees	186	313	235	1.1	1.7	1.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	96	131	96	1.2	1.5	1.1
5,000 or more employees	13	24	14	0.3	0.5	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	245	335	299	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	61	125	83	0.3	0.6	0.4
10 to 49 employees	64	76	97	0.1	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	57	69	69	0.2	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	25	34	23	0.2	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	19	23	19	0.2	0.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	19	8	7	0.5	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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