There were 267 workplace suicides in 2022

Every September, mental health organizations and people across the country raise awareness for suicide prevention. In 2022, there were 267 workplace fatalities by suicide, up 13.1 percent from 236 deaths in 2021. This figure is down from the high of 307 in 2019 but remains 48.3 percent higher than the three-decade low of 180 in 2005.

Transportation and material moving occupations accounted for 40 of the workplace suicides in 2022, followed by management occupations with 33. Together these occupations made up over a quarter (27.3 percent) of all workplace suicides over that year.

Workers age 45 years or older accounted for 56.2 percent of all workplace suicides in 2022.

These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities program. To learn more, see “National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2022.” We also have more charts on work-related deaths.