This document discusses the relationship between unemployment rates and suicide rates during economic recessions. It provides evidence from a 2012 BMJ study linking increases in suicides in England from 2008 onward to the financial crisis. Regions with larger rises in unemployment experienced greater growth in suicide rates, particularly among men. Charts show unemployment levels and suicide rates rising together in countries like Spain and falling together in Sweden. The conclusion is that unemployment increases due to economic downturns can contribute to elevated suicide rates.