I agree that the real fix to jobs is relocation. What guys need to look at....simply buy into a small RV trailer and figure to move as necessary for two to three years while this mess gets settled out. The wife and kids can stay in the old neighborhood if necessary....but you have to go where the jobs are located.
I did almost the same thing last time, I got a extended stay hotel and lived out of it for almost a year while I traveled back and forth.
We would have kept doing it longer, but the job was steady and the long distance commute was hell.
This time I am definitely going to need the camper.
The good news is that there are lots of campers for sale dirt cheap right now.