Drug Positivity Rates Of US Employees Subjected to Urine Drug Tests, by Worker Category
Testing Category 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Federally Mandated,
Safety-Sensitive Workforce
1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 2.0% 2.1% 2.7%
General US Workforce 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 4.7% 4.8% 4.9% 5.0% 5.1%
Combined US Workforce 3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 4.2% 4.2% 4.4%
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