Table 2.

Results of the fixed effects regression with lagged unemployment rates

	(1)	(2)	(3)
Natural logarithm of the three component index	9.026*** [7.151 to 10.901]
Natural logarithm of the news based index		5.043*** [3.995 to 6.090]
Natural logarithm of the uncertainty index			6.437*** [5.100 to 7.774]
Lag of unemployment rate	0.017 [− 0.094 to 0.128]	0.017 [− 0.094 to 0.128]	0.017 [− 0.094 to 0.128]
Constant term	− 29.700*** [− 38.059 to -21.341]	− 12.083*** [− 16.796 to -7.370]	− 15.605*** [− 21.045 to -10.165]
R-squared within	0.297	0.297	0.297

The dependent variable is the number of suicides per million people (suicides). Fixed effects at the State level. Month-year dummies are used as controls in the regressions. Confidence intervals in brackets. Standard errors are clustered at the State level. N = 9053

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1