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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
May
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)
May
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

6,656 7,141 6,758 4.7 5.0 4.7

1 to 9 employees

1,041 1,499 1,269 4.4 6.1 5.4

10 to 49 employees

2,133 2,055 2,002 4.8 4.7 4.4

50 to 249 employees

1,880 2,141 2,062 4.5 5.0 4.7

250 to 999 employees

903 847 810 4.7 4.7 4.4

1,000 to 4,999 employees

453 426 423 5.5 5.1 5.1

5,000 or more employees

246 173 192 5.1 4.0 4.5

HIRES

Total private

5,841 5,696 5,809 4.3 4.2 4.3

1 to 9 employees

718 1,048 789 3.2 4.6 3.5

10 to 49 employees

2,129 1,962 2,035 5.1 4.7 4.7

50 to 249 employees

1,874 1,819 2,056 4.7 4.4 5.0

250 to 999 employees

743 591 626 4.1 3.4 3.6

1,000 to 4,999 employees

285 220 232 3.7 2.8 2.9

5,000 or more employees

93 55 71 2.0 1.3 1.7

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

4,883 4,992 4,795 3.6 3.7 3.5

1 to 9 employees

748 876 671 3.3 3.8 3.0

10 to 49 employees

1,538 1,645 1,533 3.7 3.9 3.6

50 to 249 employees

1,550 1,555 1,697 3.9 3.8 4.1

250 to 999 employees

720 628 575 4.0 3.6 3.3

1,000 to 4,999 employees

244 237 252 3.1 3.0 3.2

5,000 or more employees

83 50 67 1.8 1.2 1.7

QUITS

Total private

3,205 3,143 3,201 2.4 2.3 2.4

1 to 9 employees

438 467 440 2.0 2.0 2.0

10 to 49 employees

1,132 1,094 1,030 2.7 2.6 2.4

50 to 249 employees

1,020 1,053 1,187 2.6 2.6 2.9

250 to 999 employees

421 355 341 2.3 2.0 1.9

1,000 to 4,999 employees

148 145 165 1.9 1.8 2.1

5,000 or more employees

46 29 37 1.0 0.7 0.9

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,454 1,610 1,325 1.1 1.2 1.0

1 to 9 employees

258 373 164 1.2 1.6 0.7

10 to 49 employees

351 470 401 0.8 1.1 0.9

50 to 249 employees

461 433 453 1.2 1.1 1.1

250 to 999 employees

275 244 214 1.5 1.4 1.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

82 77 72 1.1 1.0 0.9

5,000 or more employees

26 13 21 0.6 0.3 0.5

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

225 239 269 0.2 0.2 0.2

1 to 9 employees

52 36 66 0.2 0.2 0.3

10 to 49 employees

55 81 102 0.1 0.2 0.2

50 to 249 employees

69 69 57 0.2 0.2 0.1

250 to 999 employees

25 30 20 0.1 0.2 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

14 15 15 0.2 0.2 0.2

5,000 or more employees

10 8 9 0.2 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.

Last Modified Date: July 01, 2025