Industry layoffs, what are people doing? - any advice?

Many of the people I know in my field were laid off this year, including me as a copywriter. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. The postings I see are fewer and ask for more. Which areas are hiring?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.