Searching for Work Can Take You Far from Home

Searching for Work Can Take You Far from Home
Searching for Work Can Take You Far from Home

Searching for Work Can Take You Far from Home

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The economy continued to sag in March. More than three million jobs have been lost in just the past five months. Those harsh numbers also affect people looking for their first job. As part of our Hard Working series, we recently hosted an information coffeehouse about searching for work. Some of those who attended stopped by a booth we’d set up, and agreed to share with us their stories of unemployment. Today, a young woman’s search takes her far from home.