Is the reality that the job market is empty or is it more media propoganda?

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In my experience, when I was living in a small town when there was no recession I had a difficult time finding work. I ended up with a job at Mcdonald's, which I hated by the way due to the poor management and messy work. When I moved to the city I had no problem finding blue color jobs in retail, they are all over. I think that even in the recession this is still the case. Minimum wage jobs are plentiful. The problem is that jobs to fit a lifestyle where one doesn't have to use credit cards to pay rent, or live 5 people to a one bedroom are not. Office jobs, banks, jobs in the field of study from university or college degrees. I think these are the jobs that are scarce. I also think that minimum wage is not a livable wage. Especially in cities around the world. I am in Canada, Ontario. I personally would not be able to survive on minimum wage. I live in a one bedroom apt, kind of a slum lord building with the lowest rents (700$ if you can believe it) and I live quite minimalist I think. I have phone and internet, no car, no cable. So my point is what if I had to look for another job in my field? I work in an office for a fraud dept of a bank and I am thinking that if I had to look for something parallel to skill in that that I would be out of luck. What have been your experiences looking for work in this recession? Is it worse in the U.S.A? Is it just that our job and interview skills may not be honed enough if we are turned down? What do you guys think?