Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)						Rates
Establishment size class	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,101	6,634	6,860	6,588	6,359	-229	5.0	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,404	1,407	1,233	1,160	1,165	5	6.3	6.0	5.3	5.5	5.0	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	2,040	2,002	2,150	2,069	2,011	-58	4.7	4.5	5.1	4.9	4.7	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,964	1,825	2,005	1,867	1,697	-170	4.8	4.6	4.7	4.4	4.1	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	906	807	815	808	799	-9	4.4	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	537	387	443	472	481	9	5.7	4.3	4.9	4.8	5.2	0.4
5,000 or more employees	250	206	213	212	205	-7	4.9	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	0.1
HIRES
Total private	5,091	4,998	5,000	5,020	5,050	30	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
1 to 9 employees	806	695	828	743	792	49	3.8	3.1	3.8	3.7	3.6	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,712	1,787	1,551	1,619	1,762	143	4.2	4.2	3.8	4.0	4.3	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,510	1,525	1,611	1,618	1,460	-158	3.9	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.7	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	658	647	670	673	671	-2	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	327	265	261	276	282	6	3.7	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	77	79	80	90	81	-9	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.8	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,950	4,731	4,959	4,966	4,792	-174	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	722	569	744	687	704	17	3.4	2.6	3.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,681	1,603	1,574	1,581	1,678	97	4.1	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.1	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,537	1,567	1,607	1,637	1,384	-253	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.5	-0.5
250 to 999 employees	629	638	662	690	681	-9	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.4	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	309	278	293	290	272	-18	3.5	3.2	3.4	3.1	3.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	72	76	79	81	73	-8	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
QUITS
Total private	3,158	2,899	3,078	3,054	3,145	91	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0
1 to 9 employees	456	304	528	348	459	111	2.2	1.4	2.4	1.7	2.1	0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,138	1,021	954	1,059	1,151	92	2.8	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.8	0.2
50 to 249 employees	966	1,013	1,005	1,058	943	-115	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.4	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	387	377	394	390	396	6	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	169	145	153	159	154	-5	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8	0.1
5,000 or more employees	41	39	44	40	43	3	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,528	1,573	1,596	1,680	1,451	-229	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	233	245	155	328	237	-91	1.1	1.1	0.7	1.6	1.1	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	475	483	533	444	456	12	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
50 to 249 employees	479	484	533	506	383	-123	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	212	228	238	268	258	-10	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	110	107	110	103	95	-8	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	19	26	26	30	22	-8	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	264	260	285	232	196	-36	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	32	20	61	11	8	-3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	68	99	86	78	72	-6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	92	70	69	73	58	-15	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	29	34	29	32	27	-5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	30	26	29	28	23	-5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	12	11	10	10	8	-2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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