U.S. Layoffs in May 2018

In May 2018, employers filed 163 layoff notices across 17 states in the USA. 144 employers announced 16,654 affected workers, down 18% from April 2018.

Month over month

May 2018 ran low compared with April 2018.

Filings

163

-18% vs 200 in April

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Affected workers

16,654

-16% vs 19,712 in April

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States

with filings this month

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Employers

144

announced layoffs

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Filings per month

Trailing 12 months ending May 2018

Top employers

Ranked by jobs affected

1.Toys R Us2,316
7 notices
2.Nielsen724
1 notice
3.San Diego Gaming Ventures, LLC650
1 notice
4.Dish Network LLC570

U.S. Layoffs in May 2018

Month over month

Filings per month

Top employers

Affected workers per month

Top sectors

Top states