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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: October 2017
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
                                                               yr-ago
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Selected Industries    Oct-17  Sep-17  Aug-17  Jul-17  Jun-17  Oct-16
Health Care              6373    1997    1210    3634    3597    1317
Services                 3939    3916    3039    2607    3070    1066
Pharmaceutical           3076    4251     689     877     193     927
Entertain/Leisure        1938     636     478     728    1061    1688
Energy                   1846     393    2212    1614     143    4414
Industrial Goods         1768    1252    1650    1531    1819    2037
Financial                1683     794    3414    1474     510     468
Insurance                1566      29     705      53       0     182
Retail                   1543    3461    3607    3862    4217    1180
Consumer Products        1517    1950    2907    1918    1798    1343
Transportation            888     395    1145     714    1034    1391
Computer                  639    2373    1826    1448    2715    4792
Food                      580    3009    1116    1601    3814     319
Government                482       0     578     808     719     560
Electronics               444     680     246     640     154     812
Aerospace/Defense         391    1595     684    2295     791    1252
Commodities               287     150      70      25       0       0
Chemical                  202      79       0       0     156     210
Media                     181      53      88     249     635     623
Telecommunications        116     535     871     202     552    4135
Utility                    93       2      78       0       0       0
Education                  79     310     984    1059    1727     842
Automotive                 60    1026    1684     951    2174    1104
Legal                      57     190       0      17       0      50
Non-profit                 56      87     212       0      29      28
Real Estate                27       0       0       0      50       0
Apparel                     0       0       0       0       0       0
Construction                0    3183    4332       0     147       0
Total                   29831   32346   33825   28307   31105   30740
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 212-800-8517; email: sara.haire@marketnews.com
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