Blue-collar suicides focus of state prevention effort
Construction workers and other blue-collar workers have higher suicide rates. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
LANSING
Mental health problems, especially suicides, are significantly higher among blue-collar workers compared with other occupations, according to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
Sean Egan, the department’s deputy director for labor, said at least eight of the 10 occupations where the suicide rate is the highest are, arguably, blue-collar jobs.
