Insomnia Is Costly To The American Workplace

Insomnia is costing the country 252.7 days of work, or 11.3 days per worker, according to a new study in the September issue of the journal Sleep.

The cost is $63.2 billion in lost productivity, or $2,280 per worker.

The results, funded by pharmaceutical companies, come from a national sampling of 7,428 employees and provide a clearer picture that existing estimates, which were derived from smaller samples or estimates based on those being treated for insomnia.

More