A new study found farmers and fishermen had the highest suicide rate among occupations examined in a new federal study.
Teachers and librarians have the lowest suicide rate, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.
Overall, the rates of suicide among people above 16 years old increased by 21 percent, from 13 people per 100,000 to 16 between 2000 and 2012. In 2012, about 40,000 suicides were reported in the U.S., making it the 10th leading cause of death for people 16 years or older.
The CDC looked at suicide rates from 2000 to 2012 and analyzed suicide via occupational group.
The CDC found that people working in farming or fishing had the highest rate of 84 suicides per 100,000 people. That was well above the occupation in second place, construction and extraction, which saw 53 suicides per 100,000 people. People in the maintenance and repair field was in third with nearly 48 suicides per 100,000 people.
Teachers, librarians and other education personnel saw just 7 suicides per 100,000.
