gainesville where there used to be a gm plant and two hours down to texas. steve puts fenders on suvs, ten hours a day, sometimes six days a week. >> it's tough out there. it's everywhere. it's not just the job industry, it's everywhere. i feel fortunate that i got the job. >> 1,933 gm workers lost their jobs when the gainesville plant closed in december 2008. what happened next was the other side of the recession's toll. >> that house there was a general motors worker, too, so there's one, two, three, four gone. sdplz about a quarter of the janzville workers took jobs outside johnston. but that had them selling their house at huge losses or staying put. the earl's chose to stay. >> i missed all my daughter's gymnastics meets.