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	Mar. 2022	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Mar. 2022	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	10,944	8,641	8,294	7.9	6.2	5.9
1 to 9 employees	1,696	1,565	1,362	7.6	6.9	5.5
10 to 49 employees	2,953	2,786	2,548	7.5	5.9	5.7
50 to 249 employees	3,399	2,278	2,383	7.9	5.9	6.1
250 to 999 employees	1,830	1,023	1,066	8.8	5.7	5.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	758	685	618	8.2	7.8	7.4
5,000 or more employees	308	303	317	7.0	6.9	6.5
HIRES
Total private	5,797	4,763	5,315	4.5	3.6	4.0
1 to 9 employees	680	688	976	3.3	3.3	4.2
10 to 49 employees	1,691	1,587	1,728	4.6	3.6	4.1
50 to 249 employees	2,111	1,497	1,598	5.3	4.1	4.4
250 to 999 employees	897	655	690	4.8	3.9	4.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	339	273	254	4.0	3.3	3.3
5,000 or more employees	78	62	69	1.9	1.5	1.5
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,242	4,546	4,980	4.1	3.5	3.8
1 to 9 employees	639	564	737	3.1	2.7	3.2
10 to 49 employees	1,471	1,655	1,575	4.0	3.7	3.7
50 to 249 employees	1,859	1,377	1,641	4.7	3.8	4.5
250 to 999 employees	918	616	668	4.9	3.7	3.9
1,000 to 4,999 employees	294	282	298	3.5	3.5	3.8
5,000 or more employees	61	52	61	1.5	1.3	1.3
QUITS
Total private	3,896	3,035	3,305	3.0	2.3	2.5
1 to 9 employees	525	353	393	2.5	1.7	1.7
10 to 49 employees	1,162	1,129	1,087	3.2	2.5	2.6
50 to 249 employees	1,378	963	1,151	3.5	2.6	3.2
250 to 999 employees	590	387	444	3.1	2.3	2.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	199	169	191	2.4	2.1	2.5
5,000 or more employees	41	34	40	1.0	0.8	0.9
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,070	1,275	1,460	0.8	1.0	1.1
1 to 9 employees	62	145	281	0.3	0.7	1.2
10 to 49 employees	228	448	420	0.6	1.0	1.0
50 to 249 employees	425	368	442	1.1	1.0	1.2
250 to 999 employees	265	213	211	1.4	1.3	1.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	79	88	94	0.9	1.1	1.2
5,000 or more employees	11	13	13	0.3	0.3	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	276	236	214	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	52	67	63	0.3	0.3	0.3
10 to 49 employees	81	77	69	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	56	46	48	0.1	0.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	62	15	13	0.3	0.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	16	25	13	0.2	0.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	9	6	8	0.2	0.1	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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