Construction workers are four times more likely to commit suicide than the average American — and more than any other occupation, a top trade group warned.
Hardhats are also a whopping six times more likely to die from suicide than on-the-job injuries, according to leaders of the Building Trade Employers’ Association’s New York chapter, which shared the grim statistics during the group’s SAFEBUILD conference in Midtown Thursday.
More than 6,000 construction workers died of suicide across the country in 2022, according to Center for Disease Control data.
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