CDC Says Construction Has Highest Suicide Rate

Date Posted: November 16, 2018

Posted In: Discussion, Ideas, Workforce,

From CNN: Men who work in construction and extraction had the highest rates of suicide in the United States, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For women, suicide rates were highest among those who work in arts, design, entertainment, sports and media.

From 2000 to 2016, the suicide rate among the US working-age population — people 16 to 64 — increased 34%, the report says.Using information from the 17 states that participated in the 2012 and 2015 National Violent Death Reporting System, the CDC analyzed the suicide deaths of 22,053 Americans of working age.

Occupations were classified using the Standard Occupational Classifications from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In 2015, the construction and extraction field had the highest rates of suicides for men, with 53.2 suicides per 100,000 working people.