More grim news for job-seekers – but not job starters

Still out of work after all these months? Still no leads? Well, you’ve got plenty of company.

According to the latest government job report, the average job search now lasts over six months. That’s the longest average since 1948, when Uncle Sam started tracking unemployment in 1948 (Back around the time of of us were born.)

Here’s a great way to spend all that down time: start a little business of your own! It could be just a sideline, until a nice full-time job shows up. Or who knows,  it might take off and become your primary livelihood. Believe me, stranger things have happened.

What kind of job?

Find something you enjoy doing, then think about ways it could earn you some money. For example, could you teach it to others? You might find a lucrative sideline business, or even a full-time living, utilizing your existing knowledge, skills and experience.

Among the skills most in-demand, not surprisingly, are ones that help others get a better job, earn money, save money and save time.

Source: NPR’s Planet Money via Consumerist