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US Data: Corporate Layoffs in Challenger Report - Summary

Data for: December 2017
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Announced corporate layoffs, not seasonally adjusted
Sums and averages calculated by MNI
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Month           Layoffs     Month  Layoffs     Month  Layoffs     Month  Layoffs
Dec-17            32423    Dec-16    33627    Dec-15    23622    Dec-14    32640
Nov-17            35038    Nov-16    26936    Nov-15    30953    Nov-14    35940
Oct-17            29831    Oct-16    30740    Oct-15    50504    Oct-14    51183
Sep-17            32346    Sep-16    44324    Sep-15    58877    Sep-14    30477
Aug-17            33825    Aug-16    32188    Aug-15    41186    Aug-14    40010
Jul-17            28307    Jul-16    45346    Jul-15   105696    Jul-14    46887
Jun-17            31105    Jun-16    38536    Jun-15    44842    Jun-14    31434
May-17            33092    May-16    30157    May-15    41034    May-14    52961
Apr-17            36602    Apr-16    64141    Apr-15    61582    Apr-14    40298
Mar-17            43310    Mar-16    44207    Mar-15    36594    Mar-14    34399
Feb-17            36957    Feb-16    61599    Feb-15    50579    Feb-14    41835
Jan-17            45934    Jan-16    75114    Jan-15    53041    Jan-14    45107
Quarter Sum:
4Q-17             97292     4Q-16    91303     4Q-15   105079     4Q-14   119763
3Q-17             94478     3Q-16   121858     3Q-15   205759     3Q-14   117374
2Q-17            100799     2Q-16   132834     2Q-15   147458     2Q-14   124693
1Q-17            126201     1Q-16   180920     1Q-15   140214     1Q-14   121341
Year Sum:
2017             418770      2016   526915      2015   598510      2014   483171
Monthly
Averages for
Quarter:
4Q-17             32431     4Q-16    30434     4Q-15    35026     4Q-14    39921
3Q-17             31493     3Q-16    40619     3Q-15    68586     3Q-14    39125
2Q-17             33600     2Q-16    44278     2Q-15    49153     2Q-14    41564
1Q-17             42067     1Q-16    60307     1Q-15    46738     1Q-14    40447
Monthly
Averages:
2017              34898      2016    43910      2015    49876      2014    40264
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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