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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: August 2017
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
Selected Industries    Aug-17  Jul-17  Jun-17  May-17  Apr-17  Mar-17
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Construction             4332       0     147       0     125     125
Retail                   3607    3862    4217    5777   11669    4084
Financial                3414    1474     510     254     608     987
Services                 3039    2607    3070    4082    1586    2676
Consumer Products        2907    1918    1798    1387     804       0
Energy                   2212    1614     143     296     459    1950
Computer                 1826    1448    2715    1239     840     717
Automotive               1684     951    2174    1671    3424    1293
Industrial Goods         1650    1531    1819    2236    1159    3947
Health Care              1210    3634    3597    3054    3153    3935
Transportation           1145     714    1034     773    1561    1939
Food                     1116    1601    3814    1537    1689     788
Education                 984    1059    1727    1646     950    4375
Telecommunications        871     202     552     546     487    7768
Insurance                 705      53       0    4212       0     680
Pharmaceutical            689     877     193     243     717    1141
Aerospace/Defense         684    2295     791    1408    2102    3339
Government                578     808     719      85    2314    1121
Entertain/Leisure         478     728    1061     941     318    1736
Electronics               246     640     154    1100    1364      50
Non-profit                212       0      29       0     326     200
Media                      88     249     635     262     709     189
Utility                    78       0       0       0      80       0
Commodities                70      25       0       0       0       0
Apparel                     0       0       0       0       0       0
Chemical                    0       0     156     106       0     130
Legal                       0      17       0      40      28      60
Real Estate                 0       0      50     197     130      80
Total                   33825   28307   31105   33092   36602   43310
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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