chublil,
Thinks ain't good anywhere. During my career I made it thru two big recessions, one in the 1973/74 recession period ITA numbers dropped from 130K (all 5 classes & a record year then ) to 36K the next) and the 1981/82 recession, 10%+ unemployment nationally. I was a an economic termination casualty at that time. Things will work out, just need to have lot of PMA (positive mental attitude) & work smarter and harder to keep the "hoops from coming off the barrel."

By the way I grew up in Michigan, Taylor and went to WMU. Still have family in the Detroit area. It is sad to see what has happened to the Big "3". I built Ford Mustangs at the Dearborn Assembly Plant, in the summers of 1964 -1967 while going to college (that's how I paid for it)