My Real Estate business cratered last year. Being self employed I didn't have the option of unemployment, and there were no jobs here either. I got a job waiting tables. See, sometimes we have to buck up and take a lesser job than we would really like. When most people whine, "there are no jobs", that's code for, there are jobs, I just think I'm too good to take them.
Business is back now, and I never had to depend on ANY government welfare in the meantime. (still have the waiting job 1 or 2 days per week)