Many Tennesseeans were knocked to their knees by the recession. The economic turmoil sent the unemployment rate into the double digits, and resulted in thousands of foreclosures and bankruptcies in Tennessee.
In 2011, Ann Jetton wasn’t unique. She’d been jobless for almost two years. Here unemployment benefits were running out. But at age 56, she was holding out for more than just a job.
She spoke to WPLN as part of a series called “Transitioned” about Tennesseans adapting to an economy in flux. Now we’re checking back in to find out what, if anything, has changed for them.
Six years later, Jetton finds herself in a much better place: a nanny by day and elderly care-giver by night. And she says the two jobs do more than just pay the bills.
Click the play button to hear her first-person account.
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