Unemployment Tied To Veteran Suicide Rate; 550 Suicides Per Five Point Rise In Unemployment
An estimated 550 additional veterans in the United States are projected to die by suicide annually for every five-percentage point rise in unemployment, compared to veteran suicide levels prior to the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to the extended duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment rates in the general population have increased by nearly 10 percentage points since January 2020, rising from about 3% to more than 13%. According to models based on U.S. state-level data, …
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