Construction workers scored 72.1 on TELUS Health’s U.S. Mental Health Index in June, up 2.9 points from the previous report. The score sits in the index’s “strained” range of 50 to 79, even as the latest reading shows improvement. The U.S. workforce overall scored 70.1 in the second quarter of 2026.
The report surveyed 5,000 employed U.S. adults in June. Across all industries, 23% of respondents were classified at high mental health risk and 42% at moderate risk. Financial pressure was widespread: 64% reported money-related stress, and 15% said personal financial stress had hurt their productivity in the previous three months.
TELUS also found that only 49% of workers across industries felt comfortable telling a manager about a mental health issue. The construction score gives employers another reason to make support visible and easy to access, while the broader survey findings should not be mistaken for construction-only results.
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