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US Data: Corporate Layoffs in Challenger Report - Summary

Data for: May 2018
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-18                     Dec-17    32423    Dec-16    33627    Dec-15    23622
Nov-18                     Nov-17    35038    Nov-16    26936    Nov-15    30953
Oct-18                     Oct-17    29831    Oct-16    30740    Oct-15    50504
Sep-18                     Sep-17    32346    Sep-16    44324    Sep-15    58877
Aug-18                     Aug-17    33825    Aug-16    32188    Aug-15    41186
Jul-18                     Jul-17    28307    Jul-16    45346    Jul-15   105696
Jun-18                     Jun-17    31105    Jun-16    38536    Jun-15    44842
May-18            31517    May-17    33092    May-16    30157    May-15    41034
Apr-18            36081    Apr-17    36602    Apr-16    64141    Apr-15    61582
Mar-18            60357    Mar-17    43310    Mar-16    44207    Mar-15    36594
Feb-18            35369    Feb-17    36957    Feb-16    61599    Feb-15    50579
Jan-18            44653    Jan-17    45934    Jan-16    75114    Jan-15    53041
Quarter Sum:
4Q-18                --     4Q-17    97292     4Q-16    91303     4Q-15   105079
3Q-18                --     3Q-17    94478     3Q-16   121858     3Q-15   205759
2Q-18             67598     2Q-17   100799     2Q-16   132834     2Q-15   147458
1Q-18            140379     1Q-17   126201     1Q-16   180920     1Q-15   140214
Year Sum:
2018             207977      2017   418770      2016   526915      2015   598510
Monthly
Averages for
Quarter:
4Q-18                --     4Q-17    32431     4Q-16    30434     4Q-15    35026
3Q-18                --     3Q-17    31493     3Q-16    40619     3Q-15    68586
2Q-18             33799     2Q-17    33600     2Q-16    44278     2Q-15    49153
1Q-18             46793     1Q-17    42067     1Q-16    60307     1Q-15    46738
Monthly
Averages:
2018              41595      2017    34898      2016    43910      2015    49876
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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