Table 2.

Association of a 1 percentage point higher unemployment rate with suicide risk, per 100 000 population, by sex, 2003–2012

Age group	Male unemployment	95% CI	Female unemployment	95% CI
0–19	−0.004	−0.03 to 0.02	0.02*	0.004 to 0.04
20–59	0.19***	0.11 to 0.26	0.04	−0.008 to 0.08
60+	0.14	−0.02 to 0.30	0.04*	0.0007 to 0.08

*p<0.05; ***p<0.001.