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	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,211	7,028	6,318	4.4	4.9	4.4
1 to 9 employees	966	1,688	941	4.4	7.1	3.8
10 to 49 employees	1,890	2,063	1,963	4.4	4.7	4.4
50 to 249 employees	1,928	1,845	1,824	4.3	4.1	4.4
250 to 999 employees	818	753	843	4.2	4.1	4.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	441	471	502	5.1	5.5	5.6
5,000 or more employees	168	209	244	3.9	4.7	5.2
HIRES
Total private	5,134	5,295	5,118	3.8	3.9	3.8
1 to 9 employees	664	837	682	3.2	3.8	2.9
10 to 49 employees	1,735	1,784	1,811	4.2	4.3	4.3
50 to 249 employees	1,702	1,754	1,611	4.0	4.1	4.1
250 to 999 employees	673	574	663	3.6	3.2	3.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	282	260	259	3.5	3.2	3.1
5,000 or more employees	77	85	91	1.9	2.0	2.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,803	5,235	5,662	4.3	3.8	4.2
1 to 9 employees	651	723	717	3.1	3.3	3.0
10 to 49 employees	2,020	1,659	1,979	4.9	4.0	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,977	1,889	1,903	4.6	4.4	4.8
250 to 999 employees	808	642	717	4.3	3.6	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	270	249	262	3.3	3.1	3.1
5,000 or more employees	77	73	84	1.9	1.7	1.9
QUITS
Total private	3,678	3,350	3,645	2.7	2.5	2.7
1 to 9 employees	427	383	503	2.0	1.7	2.1
10 to 49 employees	1,285	1,141	1,354	3.1	2.7	3.2
50 to 249 employees	1,310	1,239	1,163	3.1	2.9	3.0
250 to 999 employees	451	393	432	2.4	2.2	2.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	165	149	144	2.0	1.8	1.7
5,000 or more employees	40	45	49	1.0	1.1	1.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,898	1,609	1,696	1.4	1.2	1.2
1 to 9 employees	163	246	176	0.8	1.1	0.7
10 to 49 employees	659	435	467	1.6	1.0	1.1
50 to 249 employees	621	598	668	1.5	1.4	1.7
250 to 999 employees	336	222	259	1.8	1.2	1.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	92	88	99	1.1	1.1	1.2
5,000 or more employees	28	20	26	0.7	0.5	0.6
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	226	276	320	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	61	94	38	0.3	0.4	0.2
10 to 49 employees	76	83	157	0.2	0.2	0.4
50 to 249 employees	46	51	72	0.1	0.1	0.2
250 to 999 employees	22	26	26	0.1	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	13	12	18	0.2	0.1	0.2
5,000 or more employees	8	9	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.

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Last Modified Date: September 29, 2026