US Data: Challenger Layoff Intentions by Industry

Data for: October 2018

Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted

Selected Industries    Oct-18  Sep-18  Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18

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Telecommunications      46616    1111    2266    1152     478    1641

Retail                   7350    5907    3715    2697    3750    4946

Media                    2806     849     409     787     235     967

Pharmaceutical           2497    2163      87     610     870     202

Health Care              2146    2106    2407    2286    4745    4003

Financial                2101   27343    2925     716    1661    1814

Industrial Goods         1747    2235   10188    1082    1412    1157

Electronics              1589     624    1148     554    2079    2000

Entertain/Leisure        1311    1322     481    1808     409    1093

Food                     1274    1151     410     636    1848     647

Insurance                1160     507       0     576     705      95

Transportation           1082    1854    2367    2187    1520     653

Aerospace/Defense         765       0     785     420    1062     287

Consumer Products         717    1563    4716    3793    3212    2462

Automotive                526    1613     654     531    4260     454

Education                 418     804    1508    1882    1722    1112

Services                  392    1629     658    1540    3265    4698

Government                386      95     326     352     104      13

Construction              176     141     118     502     362     126

Energy                    155     380    1099       0     575    1634

Computer                  149     727     634    2182    1737    1201

Commodities               129       0       0       0       0       0

Apparel                    82     530     156     100     238       0

Chemical                   70      14       0     266      52     238

Legal                       0       0     124       0       0       0

Non-profit                  0     180      21     351     678      74

Real Estate                 0       0       0       0      55       0

Utility                     0     101    1270      50       0       0

Warehousing                 0     336       0      62     168       0

Total                   75644   55285   38472   27122   37202   31517

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: shikha.dave@marketnews.com

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