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	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.

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