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 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.

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