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	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,274	7,352	6,660	4.4	5.2	4.7
1 to 9 employees	1,127	1,722	1,312	4.9	7.2	5.1
10 to 49 employees	1,759	2,171	2,035	4.1	4.9	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,993	1,875	1,782	4.5	4.4	4.3
250 to 999 employees	760	850	833	4.1	4.6	4.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	435	504	487	5.2	5.6	5.5
5,000 or more employees	200	229	210	4.5	4.9	5.1
HIRES
Total private	5,632	5,339	5,404	4.2	4.0	4.0
1 to 9 employees	738	892	688	3.4	4.0	2.8
10 to 49 employees	1,834	1,703	2,032	4.4	4.1	4.8
50 to 249 employees	2,087	1,813	1,724	5.0	4.5	4.3
250 to 999 employees	664	606	652	3.8	3.4	3.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	240	247	232	3.1	2.9	2.8
5,000 or more employees	69	77	77	1.6	1.7	2.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,790	4,661	4,669	3.5	3.5	3.4
1 to 9 employees	632	739	623	2.9	3.4	2.5
10 to 49 employees	1,497	1,502	1,613	3.6	3.6	3.8
50 to 249 employees	1,715	1,550	1,534	4.1	3.8	3.8
250 to 999 employees	610	548	590	3.5	3.1	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	257	242	3.4	3.0	2.9
5,000 or more employees	69	66	66	1.6	1.5	1.7
QUITS
Total private	3,197	2,900	2,985	2.4	2.1	2.2
1 to 9 employees	424	432	365	1.9	2.0	1.5
10 to 49 employees	1,010	934	1,031	2.4	2.2	2.5
50 to 249 employees	1,215	1,018	1,056	2.9	2.5	2.6
250 to 999 employees	367	344	376	2.1	1.9	2.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	143	137	118	1.8	1.6	1.4
5,000 or more employees	38	34	39	0.9	0.8	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,360	1,479	1,425	1.0	1.1	1.0
1 to 9 employees	159	246	196	0.7	1.1	0.8
10 to 49 employees	399	479	520	1.0	1.1	1.2
50 to 249 employees	451	453	392	1.1	1.1	1.0
250 to 999 employees	224	174	192	1.3	1.0	1.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	106	104	104	1.4	1.2	1.2
5,000 or more employees	21	23	21	0.5	0.5	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	233	282	259	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	50	61	62	0.2	0.3	0.3
10 to 49 employees	88	90	63	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	49	78	85	0.1	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	19	30	22	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	17	15	20	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	10	9	6	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.

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