No. It's true. The problem is that if you are , say, over 25 or 30 yrs old, have a few years of experience in an actual profession, and a college education, the low-end employers will not hire you. Therefore "taking any job" is not as easy as it seems. You can't "just get" any job.
I am in RTP, NC, where 1.5 years ago I was getting calls to work for companies, despite being employed and not looking, and now that I am looking nothing. I am told I am over-qualified more than I can believe, and the salaries for some of the jobs I am applying for are hardly enough to cover my rent, but I am willing to take anything at this point. It is hard out there, and more and more people are being laid off every day. I am temping in clerical positions just to keep myself out there and my spirits up - I have been out of work since August of last year, but even the temp positions are far and few between, and some of them bring in less then unemployment. My expenses aren't much, but I need to be able to at lest afford to live. I bet I send out 30 resumes a week, and I am lucky if I hear from 1 or 2 applicants. I have been told that for some jobs they receive 300 + applicants.
I am sorry, but I am having a hard time believing that most people could not find some sort of job within a years time.