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Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2024 Nov 30;68(3):527–534. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.11.015

Table 2.

Workplace Suicide and Overdose Death Rates per 100,000 FTEs by Major Industry and Occupation: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2011–2022

Industry and occupation Average annual suicide rate per 100,000 workers (95% CI) Average annual percent change (95% CI) Average annual overdose death rate per 100,000 workers Average annual percent change (95% CI)

Industry
 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining 0.46 (0.25, 0.67) 6.0 (1.9, 10.1) 0.25 (0.10, 0.40) 14.5 (8.4, 20.7)
 Construction 0.25 (0.15, 0.36) −1.0 (−4.9, 2.9) 0.43 (0.33, 0.52) 17.9 (15.8, 20.1)
 Manufacturing 0.14 (0.10, 0.18) −3.5 (−5.6, −1.4) 0.13 (0.06, 0.21) 20.5 (13.3, 27.6)
 Wholesale trade 0.28 (0.05, 0.52) 0.6 (−7.1, 8.4) 0.21 (0.06, 0.35) 19.6 (13.1, 26.1)
 Retail trade 0.18 (0.10, 0.25) 1.2 (−3.3, 5.7) 0.11 (0.06, 0.15) 18.1 (10.5, 25.7)
 Transportation and warehousing 0.40 (0.23, 0.57) −1.3 (−5.2, 2.6) 0.47 (0.27, 0.67) 13.5 (9.8,17.3)
 Finance and insurance; real estate; rental and leasing 0.08 (0.04, 0.12) −1.4 (−5, 2.1) 0.05 (0.0, 0.11) 21.7 (12.9, 30.5)
 Professional, scientific, and management 0.07 (0.03, 0.12) −7.2 (−13.7, −0.7) 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) 14.6 (10.3, 18.8)
 Administrative and waste management services 0.21 (0.13, 0.29) −1.6 (−5.7, 2.5) 0.35 (0.23, 0.47) 18.5 (15.4, 21.7)
 Educational services 0.06 (0.02, 0.09) −0.5 (−5.8, 4.8) 0.02 (0.01, 0.04) 12.2 (6.8,17.7)
 Health care and social assistance 0.10 (0.07, 0.14) −4.9 (−7.3, −2.5) 0.10 (0.07, 0.14) 8.1 (5.7, 10.5)
 Arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommodation and food services 0.14 (0.07, 0.21) −2.5 (−7.8, 2.7) 0.25 (0.18, 0.32) 19 (15.4, 22.6)
 Other services, except public administration 0.32 (0.22, 0.42) −0.2 (−2.6, 2.1) 0.22 (0.10, 0.33) 17.5 (12.9, 22.0)
 Public administration 0.50 (0.30, 0.70) −0.4 (−3.9, 3.1) 0.08 (0.02, 0.14) 6.2 (1.1,11.2)
Occupation
 Management 0.21 (0.16, 0.26) −5.3 (−7.2, −3.4) 0.03 (0.01, 0.05) 19.0 (13.6, 24.3)
 Healthcare practitioners and technical 0.10 (0.06, 0.13) −5.2 (−7.8, −2.7) 0.10 (0.07, 0.14) 8.1 (5.7, 10.5)
 Healthcare support 0.07 (0.01, 0.14) −0.7 (−8.2, 6.9) 0.17 (0.09, 0.26) 15.1 (11.4,18.9)
 Protective service 0.65 (0.43, 0.87) 0.5 (−2.5, 3.5) 0.18 (0.01, 0.35) 26.1 (3.9, 48.4)
 Food preparation and serving related 0.10 (0.04, 0.16) 4.0 (−0.6, 8.7) 0.24 (0.18, 0.30) 17.6 (14.2, 21.0)
 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 0.18 (0.08, 0.29) −0.7 (−5.6, 4.3) 0.32 (0.21, 0.42) 17.9 (14.5, 21.3)
 Personal care and service 0.15 (0.0, 0.29) 6.2 (−2.6, 14.9) 0.14 (0.09, 0.18) 13.6 (11.3, 15.8)
 Sales and related 0.19 (0.09, 0.29) −0.5 (−5.8, 4.7) 0.09 (0.04, 0.14) 18.9 (9.2, 28.6)
 Office and administrative support 0.05 (0.03, 0.06) −2.1 (−5.5, 1.3) 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) 17.5 (15.4,19.7)
 Farming, fishing, and forestry 0.61 (0.26, 0.95) 4.2 (−1.9, 10.3) 0.68 (0.27, 1.08) 11.7 (5.9,17.4)
 Construction and extraction 0.26 (0.11, 0.40) 1.5 (−5.1, 8) 0.54 (0.40, 0.68) 18.5 (14.6, 22.4)
 Installation, maintenance, and repair 0.63 (0.47, 0.78) 2.6 (0.8, 4.4) 0.46 (0.21, 0.70) 18.5 (9.8, 27.2)
 Production 0.22 (0.16, 0.28) −3 (−5.4, −0.6) 0.20 (0.13, 0.28) 19.1 (13, 25.1)
 Transportation and material moving 0.38 (0.23, 0.52) −2.3 (−5.6,1.1) 0.50 (0.32, 0.68) 15.0 (11.7, 18.3)
Total 0.2 (0.17, 0.23) −1.2 (−2.6, 0.2) 0.17 (0.13, 0.20) 16.5 (13.2,19.9)