One state reckons with ending pay boost for 90,000 unemployed residents
May 31, 2021 / 11:18 AM
/ AP
Gig workers to lose unemployment benefits
Jackson, Mississippi — Katrina Folks says she has tried everything she can think of to find work since losing her job in September because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The 39-year-old mother from Hattiesburg used to do data entry at a law firm, and she has health issues that require her to work from home. She said she has been doing three interviews a week and bought WiFi and a computer to try to make herself a stronger job candidate. But she hasn't been able to find work that will accommodate her weekly doctor's appointments.