1,000s of Jobs Unfilled In Ohio Because People Can't 'Pass A Drug Test'

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zerohedge
Tyler Durden
Mon, 02/05/2018 - 23:10

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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-05/1000s-jobs-ohio-are-left-unfilled-because-people-cant-pass-drug-test

Authored by Tim Pearce via The Daily Caller,

The manufacturing industry in Ohio is expanding under the Trump administration, but growth is stunted because many potential employees are also addicted to drugs.

Steve Staub, who runs Staub Manufacturing Solutions in Ohio, attended the State of the Union address Tuesday as a special guest to President Donald Trump. While there, aside from participating in the pageantry, Staub discussed problems in the manufacturing industry and business in general with the president.

Staub mentioned to Trump the toll the opioid crisis has had on business’ ability to fill jobs. About two million Americans nationwide are addicted to the drug. The crisis has been particularly hard on Staub’s home state of Ohio, were thousands of job applicants are turned away because of substance abuse.