Unemployment rates in the United States remain near a 25-year high and global
unemployment is rising. Previous studies have shown that unemployed persons have an …

Objective: To review the scientific evidence supporting an association between
unemployment and adverse health outcomes and to assess the evidence on the basis of the …

OBJECTIVE: To review the scientific evidence supporting an association between
unemployment and adverse health outcomes and to assess the evidence on the basis of the …

Background: Unemployment is associated with increased risk of mortality. It is, however, not
clear to what extent this is causal, or whether other risk factors remain uncontrolled for. The …

In this note we test if unemployment has an effect on mortality using a large individual level
data set of nearly 30,000 individuals in Sweden aged 20–64 years followed-up for 10–17 …

Longitudinal studies at the level of individuals find that employees who lose their jobs are at
increased risk of death. However, analyses of aggregate data find that as unemployment …

This study examines the relationship between the total amount of accumulated
unemployment during the deep Swedish recession of 1992–1996 and mortality in the …

Mathers and Schofield, from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, review recent
studies, including Australian research, on the health effects of unemployment and the …

Unemployment has an adverse effect on health. This effect is still demonstrable when social
class, poverty, age and pre-existing morbidity are adjusted for. Unemployed men and their …

Background Although the unemployment rate in Germany is currently low, more than a
million persons in the country have been out of work for more than a year. In this review …