How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce
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In Ohio, employers say they see jobseekers all the time who look like "the walking dead."
In northeastern Ohio, employers say they see jobseekers all the time who look like "the walking dead," would-be workers struggling with opioid addiction. The problem is so great, reports economics correspondent Paul Solman, that it's had a noticeable effect on the nation's labor force.
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How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce
Clip: 10/5/2017 | 10m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
In northeastern Ohio, employers say they see jobseekers all the time who look like "the walking dead," would-be workers struggling with opioid addiction. The problem is so great, reports economics correspondent Paul Solman, that it's had a noticeable effect on the nation's labor force.
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