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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: September 2017
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
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                                                               yr-ago
Selected Industries    Sep-17  Aug-17  Jul-17  Jun-17  May-17  Sep-16
Pharmaceutical           4251     689     877     193     243     309
Services                 3916    3039    2607    3070    4082     324
Retail                   3461    3607    3862    4217    5777    7296
Construction             3183    4332       0     147       0      99
Food                     3009    1116    1601    3814    1537     370
Computer                 2373    1826    1448    2715    1239    4152
Health Care              1997    1210    3634    3597    3054    1170
Consumer Products        1950    2907    1918    1798    1387     898
Aerospace/Defense        1595     684    2295     791    1408     554
Industrial Goods         1252    1650    1531    1819    2236    1500
Automotive               1026    1684     951    2174    1671     775
Financial                 794    3414    1474     510     254    1212
Electronics               680     246     640     154    1100     720
Entertain/Leisure         636     478     728    1061     941     469
Telecommunications        535     871     202     552     546    4331
Transportation            395    1145     714    1034     773     328
Energy                    393    2212    1614     143     296    1367
Education                 310     984    1059    1727    1646    8671
Legal                     190       0      17       0      40       0
Commodities               150      70      25       0       0     705
Non-profit                 87     212       0      29       0     187
Chemical                   79       0       0     156     106     326
Media                      53      88     249     635     262     945
Insurance                  29     705      53       0    4212      40
Utility                     2      78       0       0       0     400
Apparel                     0       0       0       0       0      20
Government                  0     578     808     719      85    7156
Real Estate                 0       0       0      50     197       0
Total                   32346   33825   28307   31105   33092   44324
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 212-800-8517; email: sara.haire@marketnews.com
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