For some, the emotional cost of a paycheck is steep.

A new study suggests that workers in certain industries are significantly more likely to grapple with depression and frequent mental distress.

Researchers say the findings should serve as a wake-up call for employers to rethink how they design the mental health benefits for their employees. 4

In the study, researchers analyzed survey response data from more than half a million US workers collected between 2015 and 2019.

Of those, a staggering 80,319 reported having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime. Women were diagnosed at twice the rate of men.

Some industries stood out as especially grim for workers’ mental health.

Community and social service employees reported the highest rates of lifetime di

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