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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
Sept.
2022
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Sept.
2022
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

9,862 8,430 8,680 7.0 5.9 6.1

1 to 9 employees

1,633 1,607 1,979 6.7 7.1 8.4

10 to 49 employees

3,117 2,296 2,518 6.7 5.3 5.6

50 to 249 employees

2,751 2,446 2,362 7.0 5.6 5.7

250 to 999 employees

1,328 1,167 946 7.5 5.9 5.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

743 628 630 8.3 6.8 6.7

5,000 or more employees

290 286 246 7.3 6.1 5.4

HIRES

Total private

5,827 5,920 5,462 4.4 4.4 4.1

1 to 9 employees

803 808 802 3.5 3.8 3.7

10 to 49 employees

1,936 1,784 1,716 4.4 4.4 4.0

50 to 249 employees

1,821 2,000 1,768 5.0 4.9 4.5

250 to 999 employees

798 885 731 4.9 4.8 4.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

383 347 353 4.6 4.0 4.0

5,000 or more employees

86 97 92 2.3 2.2 2.1

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,637 6,277 5,425 4.3 4.7 4.0

1 to 9 employees

759 866 750 3.3 4.1 3.5

10 to 49 employees

1,922 1,954 1,831 4.4 4.8 4.3

50 to 249 employees

1,774 2,079 1,792 4.8 5.1 4.6

250 to 999 employees

753 936 701 4.6 5.1 4.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

357 358 289 4.3 4.1 3.3

5,000 or more employees

72 84 61 2.0 1.9 1.4

QUITS

Total private

4,042 4,252 3,663 3.1 3.2 2.7

1 to 9 employees

503 569 389 2.2 2.7 1.8

10 to 49 employees

1,464 1,360 1,388 3.4 3.3 3.2

50 to 249 employees

1,250 1,479 1,230 3.4 3.6 3.1

250 to 999 employees

541 589 443 3.3 3.2 2.5

1,000 to 4,999 employees

242 203 174 2.9 2.3 2.0

5,000 or more employees

41 52 39 1.1 1.2 0.9

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,350 1,691 1,462 1.0 1.3 1.1

1 to 9 employees

195 173 278 0.9 0.8 1.3

10 to 49 employees

393 519 346 0.9 1.3 0.8

50 to 249 employees

467 531 493 1.3 1.3 1.3

250 to 999 employees

186 313 235 1.1 1.7 1.3

1,000 to 4,999 employees

96 131 96 1.2 1.5 1.1

5,000 or more employees

13 24 14 0.3 0.5 0.3

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

245 335 299 0.2 0.2 0.2

1 to 9 employees

61 125 83 0.3 0.6 0.4

10 to 49 employees

64 76 97 0.1 0.2 0.2

50 to 249 employees

57 69 69 0.2 0.2 0.2

250 to 999 employees

25 34 23 0.2 0.2 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

19 23 19 0.2 0.3 0.2

5,000 or more employees

19 8 7 0.5 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.

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2023