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August 21, 2009
Department of Labor says workplace suicides increased 28 percent in 2008.
The AP (8/21, Hananel) reports that, according to information released Aug. 20 by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), "workplace suicides surged 28 percent last year...as experts said anxious workers watched colleagues depart in a rash of layoffs and dealt with survivor's guilt."
The BLS announced that even though "the 5,071 workplace fatalities recorded in 2008 was the lowest number since the agency began tracking the data in 1992," the "251 suicides" are "the highest number since official reporting began."
The BLS did not explain the reasons behind the rise in workplace suicides, but "plans to research" the matter more thoroughly. Meanwhile, "Gary Chaison, a professor of industrial relations at Clark University, said the numbers show the struggling economy taking a toll on worker morale."
Related Links:
- Workplace suicides surge by 28 percent," Sam Hananel, Ventura County Star, August 20, 2009.
Posted by admin at August 21, 2009 02:19 PM