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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: February 2018
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
Selected Industries    Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17  Sep-17
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Retail                   6106   15378    1419    2065    1543    3461
Services                 5038    3212    3338    3920    3939    3916
Health Care              3861    6531    2587    7011    6373    1997
Consumer Products        3162    7158     818    3053    1517    1950
Transportation           2535    1472     131    1249     888     395
Food                     1887    1286     759    2210     580    3009
Industrial Goods         1406     964   14193    2623    1768    1252
Insurance                1398     428    1190     397    1566      29
Automotive               1375     703     129    1101      60    1026
Media                    1307     855     197     449     181      53
Pharmaceutical           1242     976     744     433    3076    4251
Telecommunications        914     951     832     300     116     535
Energy                    877    1129     787    1001    1846     393
Computer                  844     756     749    2694     639    2373
Aerospace/Defense         641     295     214     849     391    1595
Electronics               581     571      12      88     444     680
Entertain/Leisure         509     440     339     628    1938     636
Financial                 504     637     664    2179    1683     794
Utility                   303      70       0     339      93       2
Construction              225      69     163     207       0    3183
Government                175     328     260     962     482       0
Warehousing               137      NA      NA      NA      NA      NA
Education                 130     135    2456     829      79     310
Non-profit                104      36      83     122      56      87
Real Estate                80      55      20       0      27       0
Chemical                   28      65       0      66     202      79
Apparel                     0       0       0       0       0       0
Commodities                 0     153     339      70     287     150
Legal                       0       0       0     193      57     190
Total                   35369   44653   32423   35038   29831   32346
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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