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US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: September 2018
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
Selected Industries    Sep-18  Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18  Apr-18
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Financial               27343    2925     716    1661    1814    2148
Retail                   5907    3715    2697    3750    4946    7844
Industrial Goods         2235   10188    1082    1412    1157     898
Pharmaceutical           2163      87     610     870     202     961
Health Care              2106    2407    2286    4745    4003    4959
Transportation           1854    2367    2187    1520     653    1113
Services                 1629     658    1540    3265    4698    4101
Automotive               1613     654     531    4260     454    1905
Consumer Products        1563    4716    3793    3212    2462     965
Entertain/Leisure        1322     481    1808     409    1093    1962
Food                     1151     410     636    1848     647     555
Telecommunications       1111    2266    1152     478    1641     333
Media                     849     409     787     235     967    1539
Education                 804    1508    1882    1722    1112     752
Computer                  727     634    2182    1737    1201    1026
Electronics               624    1148     554    2079    2000    2793
Apparel                   530     156     100     238       0       0
Insurance                 507       0     576     705      95       0
Energy                    380    1099       0     575    1634     674
Warehousing               336       0      62     168       0     180
Non-profit                180      21     351     678      74     188
Construction              141     118     502     362     126       0
Utility                   101    1270      50       0       0      25
Government                 95     326     352     104      13       0
Chemical                   14       0     266      52     238       0
Aerospace/Defense           0     785     420    1062     287     918
Commodities                 0       0       0       0       0     242
Legal                       0     124       0       0       0       0
Real Estate                 0       0       0      55       0       0
Total                   55285   38472   27122   37202   31517   36081
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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