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	July 2023	June 2024	July 2024(p)	July 2023	June 2024	July 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,541	6,556	7,340	6.0	4.6	5.1
1 to 9 employees	1,834	1,251	1,708	7.8	5.2	7.1
10 to 49 employees	2,493	2,024	2,149	5.6	4.4	4.8
50 to 249 employees	2,352	1,799	1,910	5.5	4.4	4.7
250 to 999 employees	1,010	830	886	5.3	4.3	4.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	540	427	438	6.5	5.1	5.1
5,000 or more employees	314	224	249	6.9	4.6	5.0
HIRES
Total private	5,871	5,615	5,642	4.4	4.1	4.1
1 to 9 employees	951	825	895	4.4	3.6	4.0
10 to 49 employees	1,776	1,952	1,975	4.2	4.5	4.6
50 to 249 employees	1,913	1,724	1,605	4.7	4.4	4.1
250 to 999 employees	821	721	701	4.5	3.9	3.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	296	287	346	3.8	3.6	4.2
5,000 or more employees	113	106	120	2.7	2.3	2.5
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,740	4,854	5,550	4.3	3.6	4.1
1 to 9 employees	940	719	885	4.3	3.2	3.9
10 to 49 employees	1,916	1,644	2,080	4.6	3.8	4.8
50 to 249 employees	1,751	1,489	1,481	4.3	3.8	3.8
250 to 999 employees	770	647	718	4.2	3.5	3.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	288	267	298	3.7	3.4	3.6
5,000 or more employees	75	86	88	1.8	1.8	1.9
QUITS
Total private	3,883	3,180	3,521	2.9	2.3	2.6
1 to 9 employees	538	483	366	2.5	2.1	1.6
10 to 49 employees	1,369	1,165	1,425	3.3	2.7	3.3
50 to 249 employees	1,252	953	1,059	3.1	2.5	2.7
250 to 999 employees	508	376	444	2.8	2.0	2.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	169	153	173	2.2	1.9	2.1
5,000 or more employees	46	49	54	1.1	1.1	1.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,552	1,424	1,682	1.2	1.0	1.2
1 to 9 employees	330	195	439	1.5	0.9	2.0
10 to 49 employees	452	393	525	1.1	0.9	1.2
50 to 249 employees	428	471	358	1.1	1.2	0.9
250 to 999 employees	234	241	248	1.3	1.3	1.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	91	97	86	1.2	1.2	1.0
5,000 or more employees	17	27	26	0.4	0.6	0.5
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	305	250	347	0.2	0.2	0.3
1 to 9 employees	72	41	80	0.3	0.2	0.4
10 to 49 employees	95	86	129	0.2	0.2	0.3
50 to 249 employees	71	65	64	0.2	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	28	30	26	0.2	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	28	17	39	0.4	0.2	0.5
5,000 or more employees	11	10	9	0.3	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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