Stress Statistics according to the American Institute of Stress:
• An estimated one million people in the work force are
absent on an average workday because of stress-related complaints.
• Nearly one half of all American workers suffer from
symptoms of burnout, or severe job-related stress that impairs or impedes
functioning.
• Job stress costs US industry $300 billion every year in
absenteeism, diminished productivity, employee turnover, and direct medical,
legal, and insurance fees.
• Between 60 percent and 80 percent of industrial accidents
are due to stress.
• Nine out of ten job stress suits are successful, with an
average payout of more than four times the payout for injury claims.
