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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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