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	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,995	6,453	6,182	5.0	4.6	4.4
1 to 9 employees	1,281	1,074	1,021	5.8	5.1	4.4
10 to 49 employees	2,000	2,017	1,959	4.7	4.8	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,962	1,795	1,663	4.8	4.2	4.1
250 to 999 employees	927	817	816	4.6	4.0	3.9
1,000 to 4,999 employees	570	526	516	6.1	5.4	5.6
5,000 or more employees	254	223	206	5.0	4.3	4.3
HIRES
Total private	4,728	4,278	4,676	3.6	3.2	3.5
1 to 9 employees	731	589	730	3.5	3.0	3.3
10 to 49 employees	1,585	1,352	1,642	3.9	3.4	4.1
50 to 249 employees	1,457	1,434	1,373	3.8	3.5	3.5
250 to 999 employees	596	573	609	3.1	2.9	3.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	292	247	253	3.3	2.7	2.9
5,000 or more employees	66	82	69	1.4	1.7	1.5
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,424	4,167	4,290	3.3	3.1	3.2
1 to 9 employees	635	515	632	3.0	2.6	2.9
10 to 49 employees	1,400	1,310	1,428	3.5	3.3	3.5
50 to 249 employees	1,419	1,436	1,250	3.7	3.5	3.2
250 to 999 employees	603	580	655	3.1	3.0	3.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	300	261	258	3.4	2.8	3.0
5,000 or more employees	67	66	67	1.4	1.3	1.5
QUITS
Total private	2,878	2,486	2,905	2.2	1.9	2.2
1 to 9 employees	416	228	434	2.0	1.2	2.0
10 to 49 employees	966	857	1,012	2.4	2.1	2.5
50 to 249 employees	922	895	885	2.4	2.2	2.3
250 to 999 employees	362	331	375	1.9	1.7	1.9
1,000 to 4,999 employees	173	141	159	2.0	1.5	1.8
5,000 or more employees	39	34	41	0.8	0.7	0.9
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,294	1,475	1,202	1.0	1.1	0.9
1 to 9 employees	190	278	192	0.9	1.4	0.9
10 to 49 employees	369	380	349	0.9	0.9	0.9
50 to 249 employees	413	477	312	1.1	1.2	0.8
250 to 999 employees	210	225	253	1.1	1.2	1.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	98	90	78	1.1	1.0	0.9
5,000 or more employees	15	25	18	0.3	0.5	0.4
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	251	206	183	0.2	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	29	8	6	0.1	0.0	0.0
10 to 49 employees	65	73	67	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	85	64	53	0.2	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	31	24	28	0.2	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	29	30	21	0.3	0.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	12	7	8	0.3	0.1	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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