Some fun facts: - the rate has been increasing steadily, up 30% since 1999 - 77% of suicide deaths are men (and the ratio is higher in every country in the world except for China) - The rate for white and Native American men is double that of black or Hispanic men
Yes, it is. Here's a lot more information. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/suicide-and-the-older-unemploy“The correlation between unemployment and suicide has been observed since the 19th century. People looking for work are about twice as likely to end their lives as those who have jobs.”
See, this is why introducing a smart AI could be a bad idea in the future. If people are committing suicide now due to unemployment, how much more do you think the suicide rate will increase once there are ASI robots that will practically replace human workers? We can't compete with them, how are we supposed to survive with smart AI and automation?