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	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,082	6,636	6,268	4.3	4.7	4.4
1 to 9 employees	1,054	1,284	1,256	4.7	5.5	5.0
10 to 49 employees	1,828	1,989	1,837	4.2	4.5	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,842	1,810	1,728	4.2	4.3	4.0
250 to 999 employees	765	864	761	3.9	4.5	4.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	422	477	481	5.0	5.4	5.5
5,000 or more employees	171	211	205	4.0	5.0	4.9
HIRES
Total private	5,693	5,551	5,785	4.2	4.1	4.2
1 to 9 employees	805	637	789	3.7	2.9	3.3
10 to 49 employees	1,909	2,128	1,954	4.6	5.0	4.7
50 to 249 employees	1,961	1,779	1,974	4.7	4.4	4.8
250 to 999 employees	673	703	691	3.6	3.9	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	264	226	271	3.3	2.7	3.3
5,000 or more employees	81	78	106	2.0	1.9	2.7
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,149	4,832	5,129	3.8	3.6	3.8
1 to 9 employees	722	635	718	3.3	2.9	3.0
10 to 49 employees	1,777	1,656	1,846	4.3	3.9	4.4
50 to 249 employees	1,726	1,595	1,624	4.1	3.9	3.9
250 to 999 employees	583	652	581	3.1	3.6	3.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	271	232	286	3.4	2.8	3.4
5,000 or more employees	70	61	74	1.7	1.5	1.9
QUITS
Total private	3,268	3,077	3,278	2.4	2.3	2.4
1 to 9 employees	456	407	419	2.1	1.8	1.8
10 to 49 employees	1,126	1,040	1,225	2.7	2.5	2.9
50 to 249 employees	1,180	1,047	1,055	2.8	2.6	2.5
250 to 999 employees	335	419	374	1.8	2.3	2.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	134	125	162	1.7	1.5	1.9
5,000 or more employees	37	40	43	0.9	1.0	1.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,598	1,479	1,544	1.2	1.1	1.1
1 to 9 employees	223	155	248	1.0	0.7	1.0
10 to 49 employees	522	551	489	1.3	1.3	1.2
50 to 249 employees	491	466	492	1.2	1.1	1.2
250 to 999 employees	221	206	184	1.2	1.1	1.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	118	87	107	1.5	1.0	1.3
5,000 or more employees	24	15	23	0.6	0.4	0.6
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	283	275	308	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	43	73	51	0.2	0.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	128	65	132	0.3	0.2	0.3
50 to 249 employees	55	82	77	0.1	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	27	28	23	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	20	21	18	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	6	7	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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