gooberking: My skill set doesn't exactly cast a wide net employment wise, and I'm nearing the end of my rope already finance wise, so I'm going to be a little nervous if the magic job fairies don't turn up soon.
You may think your skill set is limited, but it's probably only limited as a
set. Start looking at what you have been doing and break it down by exactly what individual skills you've been using, then see what other fields use the same types of skills. Did you supervise people? Do you know how to use Microsoft Word? Excel? Photoshop? Did you do accounting / invoicing? Manage a budget? Buy supplies? Are you a people person?
Those are just examples, since I don't know exactly what you did, but unless you were a blacksmith, chances are very good that you have plenty of skills that will work in all sorts of companies. You just need to break it down into the pieces, and apply for positions that require the individual skills you've learned, even if it's a completely different kind of company.
If you have a local library, they probably have a database or list of job-hunting resources. They may be able to help you create and polish a resume, too. They will almost certainly have computers so you can job hunt online. If you haven't joined LinkedIn, you might want to do that. If your community doesn't have a library, then check with the unemployment compensation office. They have those resources, too.
DieRuhe: Well, mine came early. I was injured on the job and by the time I was medically released to go back to work in early November, whoops, no more job. Not a firing, per se, just "the position is no longer there." So yeah, great way to spend the holidays.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal. They don't have to give you the same job, but they do have to give you an equivalent job (same position level in the hierarchy, same pay), if you're coming back after a work-related injury. I'm assuming you are filing a claim with workers' comp.