The non-shirkers I know who had trouble finding work, enlisted.
Bingo. That's what I did in the recession of '74.
I'm afraid many kids these days have been brainwashed against those icky guns and Imperialist American wars. Especially those with Poly-Sci or other such useless degrees.
The funny thing was, after I'd been out of the Army for a few weeks, my Dad told me the same thing he did after I graduated high School, namely, "Son - time to get a job". And so I did.