Business owners: Opioid crisis is affecting NH job market
Business owners: Opioid crisis is affecting NH job market
WEBVTT SO REENTERING THE WORKFORCE CANBE DIFFICULT TO BUT NOT JUST FORTHEM.AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FORO'NEALE LANDSCAPING, TYLER HALEYFINDS HIMSELF DOING NOT JUST THEPLANNING LOTS OF THE LABOR, TOO.>> BECAUSE THE BUSINESS HAS TOGO ON.WHETHER IT IS ME ON MY HANDS ANDKNEES OR SOMEBODY ELSE.JENNIFER: HE WOULD IDEALLY HAVEA CREW OF SIX.THIS TIMES IT IS OFTEN THREE.THE BUSINESSES OWNER SITES ADECLINING WORTH ETHIC ANDANOTHER DILEMMA -- HITTING THEHEART OF AN ABLE TO BODYPOPULATION.>> I'VE GONE THROUGH THREE ORFOUR GUYS WE HAD TO LET GOBECAUSE OF SUSPICION OF ORCONFIRMATION OF A DRUG ISSUE.JENNIFER: THE JOB MARKET FEELINGTHE IMPACT OF THE OPIOIDEPIDEMIC.>> FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE NEWLY INRECOVERY, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.JENNIFER: THE DIRECTOR OF SAFEHARBOR SAYS MOW PEOPLE INRECOVERY WANT TO WORK.>> THEY'RE PROBABLY A LOTSTRONGER, MORE RELIABLE AND VERYAPPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY.JENNIFER: RECOVERY DEPENDS ON AROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND A JOB.>> PROVIDING A PERSON WITH ASECOND CHANCE I THINK IS AWONDERFUL THING NOT ONLY FOR THEINDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILIES, ASWELL AS THE COMMUNITY.JENNIFER: A STRUGGLE FOR ALLINVOLVED.>> EVERYONE INTERVIEWS WELL.IT IS AFTER THAT WHEN THINGSCOME OUT OF THE WOODWORK AND WEHAVE TO DECIDE TO PART WAYS ORGIVE THEM A CHANCE.JENNIFER: THE DIRECTOR OF SAFEHARBOR SAYS IDEALLY THERE WOULDBE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO HELPEMPLOYERS GET WORKERS HELPBEFORE THEY HAVE TO LET THEM GO.
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Business owners: Opioid crisis is affecting NH job market
New Hampshire business owners are expressing concern about the opioid epidemic affecting the state's job market.
New Hampshire business owners are expressing concern about the opioid epidemic affecting the state's job market.
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