There are jobs, just not the jobs people want.
It may take two or three unpleasant/temporary/seasonal jobs to support the lifestyle which used to be attainable from one "nice" job.
Was on vacation in western Colorado last week.
The peach farmers there hire plenty of people over the summer.
One particular farmer had 18 applicants and hired them all.
He would've hired more if more people had applied.
The new hands were quite happy with the work and wages, until the weather turned hot.
When gut check time came, all 18 quit.
In over a half century of running his farm, he has never had anything like this happen.
Never.
There is a big gap between expectations and reality in this economy.
Many of those old jobs are never coming back.
The current unemployment is primarily structural, not cyclical.
The skill sets/acceptance wages of potential employees have to meet the needs of potential employers.
Keep pushing, jw74.
Persistence is the one thing over which you have absolute control.
