Aren't those the two sections of the economy O_o
Naw, I live in Michigan, so unenployment is sadly common. (the reason why the illegal immigrants from Mexico aren't very well looked upon here are because they tend to take up space in the work force, whether they're getting paid well or not...)
However, we manage our money very frugally, so I think that even if dad was unenployed we wouldn't be going hungry. In fact, I think we'd just move to either Britain or Germany. It's unfortunate for those without the money, though.