Corbett: PA's Unemployed Can't Pass Drug Test

Pennsylvania's governor has a new explanation for high unemployment rates. He says many of the unemployed can't pass a simple drug test.

In a recent radio talk show, Gov. Tom Corbett said that while some of the state's issue with unemployment is a result of training for the new century's jobs, another has to do with applicants' abilities to pass a drug test.

"We can't find anybody that has passed a drug test in a while," Corbett told PAMatters.com that employers have explained to him. Corbett relayed this on its live show.

The governor said it is a "serious problem."

According to ThinkProgress.org, the "number of people working in Pennsylvania tumbled by about 14,000 in March, following a drop of 6,000 in February."