Unemployment and social problems Each one-point increase in the unemployment rate is associated with: 920 more suicides ·650 more homicides 4000 more people admitted to state mental institutions 3300 more people sent to state prisons ·37,000 more deaths increases in domestic violence and homelessness CHAPTER1 The Science of Macroeconomics slide 8CHAPTER 1 The Science of Macroeconomics slide 8 Unemployment and social problems Each one-point increase in the unemployment rate is associated with: ▪ 920 more suicides ▪ 650 more homicides ▪ 4000 more people admitted to state mental institutions ▪ 3300 more people sent to state prisons ▪ 37,000 more deaths ▪ increases in domestic violence and homelessness 2