CAROLINE CARLSON Kathy Nelson, of Cornell, does not have an internet connection, landline or cell phone signal in her home. Her attempts to call the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency are made by the stop sign at the end of the country road where she lives. (Photo by Caroline Carlson, Escanaba Daily Press)
ESCANABA Many who were unemployed at the end of 2020 are still searching for jobs in the new year, but how the pandemic has effected employers and employees has varied greatly even in Delta County.
Waitress Kathy Nelson is weathering her second layoff since March. She said while she just wants to get back to work, she is holding out to return to at Drifters Restaurant in Escanaba, where she has worked for over three decades.