Poor Workforce Health Costs U.S. Economy $2.33 Trillion Annually

Poor physical and mental health costs the U.S. economy an estimated $2.33 trillion annually in lost workforce productivity. U.S. workers lose an average of 63.4 productive workdays each year due to poor health, with 85% of those days (53.9 days) attributed to “presenteeism,” or employees working while unwell. The remaining 9.5 days are lost due to absences from work.

About 32% of U.S. workers said their health had a medium or high impact on their productivity while working. About 14% said they missed more than four hours of work in the previous week . . .