Too Many Low-Skill Workers Are Failing Drug Tests, Texas Firms Say

Employers in Texas say too many low-skill workers are failing to pass drug tests needed to get hired.

Forty-eight percent of Texas firms who had difficulty finding low-skill workers cited their inability to pass a drug test or a criminal background check, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas showed Thursday. That’s the most-cited of five reasons for disqualification of low-skilled employees, more than a lack of soft skills or experience.