*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: 'A distinctly American phenomenon': Our workforce is dying faster than any other wealthy country, study shows

*Author:* Jorge L. Ortiz https://www.usatoday.com/staff/jortiz/jorge-l-ortiz/ Source: USA Today

*Date:* Nov 26, 2019 Summary: The report, “Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2019.16932?guestAccessKey=c1202c42-e6b9-4c99-a936-0976a270551f&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=112619,’’ was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study paints a bleak picture of a workforce plagued by drug overdoses, suicides and organ-system diseases while grappling with economic stresses.

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