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	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,313	6,999	6,496	5.2	5.0	4.6
1 to 9 employees	1,560	1,486	1,164	7.0	6.4	4.9
10 to 49 employees	1,822	2,145	1,968	4.5	5.1	4.7
50 to 249 employees	2,079	1,933	1,777	5.0	4.6	4.4
250 to 999 employees	987	772	840	4.7	3.9	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	600	451	529	6.3	5.1	5.6
5,000 or more employees	265	212	218	5.3	4.1	4.3
HIRES
Total private	4,507	4,897	4,304	3.4	3.7	3.2
1 to 9 employees	592	1,032	696	2.8	4.7	3.1
10 to 49 employees	1,512	1,441	1,348	3.9	3.6	3.4
50 to 249 employees	1,436	1,472	1,372	3.6	3.7	3.6
250 to 999 employees	604	622	572	3.0	3.3	3.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	298	247	244	3.3	2.9	2.7
5,000 or more employees	66	82	72	1.4	1.7	1.5
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,296	5,358	4,138	3.2	4.0	3.1
1 to 9 employees	558	904	579	2.7	4.2	2.6
10 to 49 employees	1,416	1,601	1,303	3.7	4.0	3.3
50 to 249 employees	1,427	1,714	1,373	3.6	4.3	3.6
250 to 999 employees	577	689	579	2.9	3.6	3.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	264	360	250	3.0	4.3	2.8
5,000 or more employees	54	89	54	1.1	1.8	1.1
QUITS
Total private	2,665	2,999	2,454	2.0	2.2	1.8
1 to 9 employees	342	593	221	1.6	2.7	1.0
10 to 49 employees	944	849	859	2.4	2.1	2.2
50 to 249 employees	858	994	874	2.2	2.5	2.3
250 to 999 employees	350	378	329	1.8	2.0	1.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	139	141	140	1.6	1.7	1.6
5,000 or more employees	32	43	31	0.7	0.9	0.6
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,373	2,027	1,482	1.0	1.5	1.1
1 to 9 employees	163	236	352	0.8	1.1	1.6
10 to 49 employees	390	638	364	1.0	1.6	0.9
50 to 249 employees	509	650	438	1.3	1.6	1.1
250 to 999 employees	198	281	229	1.0	1.5	1.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	100	188	83	1.1	2.2	0.9
5,000 or more employees	14	34	16	0.3	0.7	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	258	332	202	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	53	75	7	0.3	0.3	0.0
10 to 49 employees	83	114	81	0.2	0.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	61	71	60	0.2	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	29	30	21	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	25	31	26	0.3	0.4	0.3
5,000 or more employees	7	12	7	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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