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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
Apr.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023(p)
Change from:
Mar. 2023 -
Apr. 2023(p)
Apr.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023(p)
Change from:
Mar. 2023 -
Apr. 2023(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

10,726 9,536 8,959 8,710 9,140 430 7.6 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.4 0.2

1 to 9 employees

1,689 1,906 1,654 1,396 1,785 389 7.5 7.9 7.2 6.1 7.7 1.6

10 to 49 employees

3,323 2,934 2,918 2,829 2,715 -114 7.3 6.4 6.1 6.0 5.8 -0.2

50 to 249 employees

3,142 2,653 2,436 2,525 2,538 13 7.8 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.0 -0.3

250 to 999 employees

1,565 1,102 1,038 1,040 1,172 132 7.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 6.6 1.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

743 647 625 637 634 -3 8.5 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 0.7

5,000 or more employees

266 294 289 283 297 14 7.8 7.0 6.5 6.3 7.4 1.1

HIRES

Total private

6,177 5,917 5,754 5,671 5,739 68 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 0.0

1 to 9 employees

991 885 874 930 884 -46 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.1 -0.3

10 to 49 employees

1,917 1,923 1,978 1,892 1,859 -33 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,875 1,880 1,743 1,693 1,803 110 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.6 0.1

250 to 999 employees

934 831 766 773 793 20 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.8 0.4

1,000 to 4,999 employees

383 327 321 312 321 9 4.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.4 0.6

5,000 or more employees

77 72 72 71 78 7 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.1 0.4

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,806 5,557 5,506 5,643 5,357 -286 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 -0.2

1 to 9 employees

863 705 714 865 766 -99 4.1 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.6 -0.5

10 to 49 employees

1,799 1,966 2,008 1,920 1,859 -61 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 -0.2

50 to 249 employees

1,779 1,753 1,654 1,769 1,676 -93 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.2 -0.5

250 to 999 employees

954 731 730 702 728 26 5.3 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.4 0.4

1,000 to 4,999 employees

351 342 334 325 272 -53 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 -0.3

5,000 or more employees

60 59 66 61 57 -4 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 0.0

QUITS

Total private

4,265 3,681 3,785 3,630 3,595 -35 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 0.0

1 to 9 employees

656 394 478 461 485 24 3.1 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.1

10 to 49 employees

1,395 1,395 1,412 1,279 1,304 25 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 0.0

50 to 249 employees

1,306 1,194 1,178 1,213 1,154 -59 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 -0.3

250 to 999 employees

638 452 468 441 447 6 3.5 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.7 0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

228 207 208 198 172 -26 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

41 39 41 38 35 -3 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.0

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,269 1,630 1,475 1,763 1,495 -268 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 -0.2

1 to 9 employees

163 259 156 345 208 -137 0.8 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.0 -0.6

10 to 49 employees

324 507 525 548 439 -109 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 -0.2

50 to 249 employees

404 507 429 501 485 -16 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

264 229 246 245 265 20 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.6 0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

103 115 104 110 83 -27 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 -0.2

5,000 or more employees

11 12 16 16 15 -1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

273 246 246 250 267 17 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

44 52 81 60 73 13 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0

10 to 49 employees

79 64 71 93 116 23 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

50 to 249 employees

69 53 47 55 38 -17 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

250 to 999 employees

52 50 17 16 16 0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

20 20 23 18 17 -1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0

5,000 or more employees

9 8 8 8 7 -1 0.3 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.

Last Modified Date: May 31, 2023