Lack of sleep costing US economy up to $411 billion per year

(RAND Corporation) A lack of sleep among the US working population is costing the economy up to $411 billion a year, which is 2.28 percent of the country's GDP, a new report finds. According to researchers at the not-for-profit research organisation RAND Europe, part of the RAND Corporation, sleep deprivation leads to a higher mortality risk and lower productivity levels among the workforce, putting a significant damper on a nation's economy.

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