Losing a job also means losing socializing with colleagues. “According to psychologists, in terms of stressful events, the loss of a good job ranks only slightly below divorce or the death of a loved one” (McEachern, 2015, p. 104). Economists argue that other consequences of unemployment can have a more critical effect on a person's health than the loss of wages itself. Unemployment has been linked to a higher prevalence of delinquency and a range of illnesses, including chronic diseases, suicidal thoughts and depression. Individuals who are not working have been reported as always sad, but if they find a job, their sadness decreases simultaneously. Even though people may complain about their jobs, they still need them not only to support themselves, but for their own personal good. Furthermore, the individual price of unemployment places a burden on the economy, all because fewer goods and services are produced. Those who are actually willing and able to work and have difficulty finding a job; their employment went indefinitely. “This loss of income and production, combined with the economic and psychological cost of unemployment on the individual and family, are the real costs of unemployment.” (McEachern, 2015, p.