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Living in DC has mostly cushioned me from the recession, since the federal government is the big game in town. I'm a journalist, which is a terrible thing to be right now, but my company is actually doing really well (our publications focus on Congress and most of our clients are Congressional offices and government agencies).
Unfortunately, my company is getting sold in a few months. Our parent company is falling apart and is selling us off in a desperate money grab. There are several companies I know of that have been trying to purchase us for years, so I'm certain the sale will go through. I hope whoever buys us decides to keep operating they way we do now. I love my job, and beyond any financial hardships, I would really be devastated to leave it. I'm not super-worried, but I guess you never know.
My husband is also having a hell of a time finding a job. He's graduating law school in May and still doesn't have anything. He's at the top of his class but attends a lower-tier school -- so all of the jobs that he previously would have had a strong shot at are going to the graduates from better schools who had their big firm offers rescinded and are now going after government jobs.
We have enough in savings to live until December with him not working, but all bets are off if I end up getting laid off. Stupid economy.
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