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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
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.

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2025