America's economy isn't the best right now either, I just recently got a job at McDonalds working 40 hours a week. Sometimes I roll in a little less than 600$. But hey, I'm not complaining. I don't know much about Canada's economy, but in the USA, there's still jobs out there, but it's a little difficult to get a job. For some people, at least.
Computer/gaming work pays well, as well as auto/diesel mechanics. But the hiring rates for auto/diesel mechanics has went down, Construction is going down. Sources from my local area. Not country wide.