Coping with Job Loss

My fiance has been out of a job going on 5 months now. He has been applying everyday to jobs that he thinks would fit his qualifications, has had 2 interviews, been to 3-4 career fairs and no job offer yet. He doesn't have a college degree so this does play a big part in his difficulties in finding a job. He is on unemployment now, but that will only last for so long. It's unclear how long that goes for, but I think he will have to reapply for it next month sometime for an extension. He even has been trying to get into schools for an x-ray technology program since he really wants to go into that field, but there are only 2 schools that offer the full-scope program that includes MRI and CT scan training. He doesn't have enough points to even get an interview for one of the colleges and there is a mile long waiting list for the other. He would have to get his prereqs for the latter college. It's been beyond frustrating, and it seems like there is no end to this crappy economy. Nothing seems to be getting done politically to fix this problem. I'm in California and our whole system here is f'd up beyond belief. The unemloyment is at 12.2% and there is a demand for healthcare related jobs, but no money for schools so that people can get training in those jobs. If people could get training, then those jobs would get filled and the economy would be in better shape. This whole unemployment thing has been causing a lot of stress on our relationship. Thankfully I have a good/stable job currently, but there is a lot of stress on my shoulders to take on most of the financial burdens. I feel for him and I try to be as supportive as I can with this, but the anxiety and anger regarding this gets the best of me at times. I know I'm not alone but sometimes I feel like it and I feel so powerless to do anything. Nothing has changed in this job market for 2 years now and you would think by now something has to give.....

If you are in a state with really high unemployment and your state has cooperated with the feds it is possible that the extensions could literally double the length of time he can get unemployment.  There are also talks underway about adding more extensions.

If he was laid off  due to business closing its also possible that there might be funds available for training.  Not sure if he could get training by going to an out of state school or not.