In U.S., Depression Rates Higher for Long-Term Unemployed

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Mental health poorest among those jobless for six months or more

by Steve Crabtree

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The longer that Americans are unemployed, the more likely they are to report signs of poor psychological well-being. About one in five Americans who have been unemployed for a year or more say they currently have or are being treated for depression -- almost double the rate among those who have been unemployed for five weeks or less.

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Gallup finds that unemployed Americans are more than twice as likely as those with full-time jobs to say they currently have or are being treated for depression -- 12.4% vs. 5.6%, respectively. However, the depression rate among the long-term unemployed -- which the Bureau of Labor Statistics defines as those who have been seeking work for 27 weeks or more -- jumps to 18.0%.

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