- $63 billion in U.S. economic loss because of insomnia source
- ยป Sleep, important to everything: Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the University of Michigan have determined that the combined cost in loss of productivity as a result of insomnia in the American workforce is, well, that startling number you see above. Frankly, having had a few sleepless nights as a direct result of the dire economy ourselves, isn’t turnabout fair play? Seriously, though, the health findings on insufficient sleep are resounding enough that we should aspire to find solutions to this, regardless of the level of economic drag.