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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: May 2018
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
Selected Industries    May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17
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Retail                   4946    7844   35042    6106   15378    1419
Services                 4698    4101    2314    5038    3212    3338
Health Care              4003    4959    2099    3861    6531    2587
Consumer Products        2462     965    1458    3162    7158     818
Electronics              2000    2793     125     581     571      12
Financial                1814    2148    1187     504     637     664
Telecommunications       1641     333    4056     914     951     832
Energy                   1634     674     199     877    1129     787
Computer                 1201    1026     378     844     756     749
Industrial Goods         1157     898    1357    1406     964   14193
Education                1112     752     671     130     135    2456
Entertain/Leisure        1093    1962     575     509     440     339
Media                     967    1539    1532    1307     855     197
Transportation            653    1113    1919    2535    1472     131
Food                      647     555    1669    1887    1286     759
Automotive                454    1905    2468    1375     703     129
Aerospace/Defense         287     918     542     641     295     214
Chemical                  238       0     156      28      65       0
Pharmaceutical            202     961     527    1242     976     744
Construction              126       0      72     225      69     163
Insurance                  95       0     264    1398     428    1190
Non-profit                 74     188     367     104      36      83
Government                 13       0     723     175     328     260
Apparel                     0       0       0       0       0       0
Commodities                 0     242       0       0     153     339
Legal                       0       0       0       0       0       0
Real Estate                 0       0     167      80      55      20
Utility                     0      25     490     303      70       0
Warehousing                 0     180       0     137      NA      NA
Total                   31517   36081   60357   35369   44653   32423
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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