Study Sees Link Between Unemployment, Mortality Rates | workforce.com

Unemployment and reduced spending on health care have a direct effect on the country’s mortality rate, according to a new study. Unemployed workers lose jobs, lose health insurance, get stressed and adopt unhealthy behaviors.<!—->

This short article teases and provides little details of the study findings.  If I can find a link to, or the actual study I will post that.  Obviously, unemployment increases mortality but without a look at the study we don’t know how much of an increase we’re talking about.