The article doesn't state it, so what does the gender distribution look like for the suicide rates? An age group of 25 to 29 and strongly connected with job los

The article doesn't state it, so what does the gender distribution look like for the suicide rates? An age group of 25 to 29 and strongly connected with job loss gives a rather strong hint that the numbers are not evenly spread. If the total number has doubled then I suspect the increase for that gender and age group has increased far more than double.