Miners and quarry workers have the highest suicide rates of any job

Men who are miners and quarry workers are most likely to die by suicide, according to new CDC data of suicide trends based on occupation. Here’s more from the report:

• By occupation: Among men, fishing and hunter workers had the highest suicide rates, followed by musicians and singers. Among women, artists then laborers and others involved in freight had the highest rates. 
• By industry: Those in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction were most likely to die by suicide, followed by those in construction and other services such as auto repair. 
• Caveats: The study was based on data from only 32 U.S. states in 2016. The data also didn’t include those in the military or those who were unemployed at the time of death, two populations who have historically had high suicide rates.