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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: December 2017
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
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                                                               yr-ago
Selected Industries    Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17  Sep-17  Aug-17  Dec-16
Industrial Goods        14193    2623    1768    1252    1650    1779
Services                 3338    3920    3939    3916    3039     333
Health Care              2587    7011    6373    1997    1210    1695
Education                2456     829      79     310     984      65
Retail                   1419    2065    1543    3461    3607    1355
Insurance                1190     397    1566      29     705    1300
Telecommunications        832     300     116     535     871    1197
Consumer Products         818    3053    1517    1950    2907     362
Energy                    787    1001    1846     393    2212    2673
Food                      759    2210     580    3009    1116    2929
Computer                  749    2694     639    2373    1826     633
Pharmaceutical            744     433    3076    4251     689     959
Financial                 664    2179    1683     794    3414     598
Commodities               339      70     287     150      70       9
Entertain/Leisure         339     628    1938     636     478    1200
Government                260     962     482       0     578    3498
Aerospace/Defense         214     849     391    1595     684    2286
Media                     197     449     181      53      88     104
Construction              163     207       0    3183    4332     133
Transportation            131    1249     888     395    1145    3439
Automotive                129    1101      60    1026    1684    4705
Non-profit                 83     122      56      87     212     185
Real Estate                20       0      27       0       0       0
Electronics                12      88     444     680     246      70
Apparel                     0       0       0       0       0     200
Chemical                    0      66     202      79       0    1920
Legal                       0     193      57     190       0       0
Utility                     0     339      93       2      78       0
Total                   32423   35038   29831   32346   33825   33627
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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