One state reckons with ending pay boost for 90,000 unemployed residents

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. "Every time I put in an application and they call me, I seem to hit a brick wall," she said.