want to leave ny

[CAVA1990]

How about the DC area? A good place to look for something is with the federal government at USAjobs.com. There's usually plenty of work around here (I'm in Northern Virginia) in non-government jobs as well, even during economic downturns. If we run out of money we just print more. :-)

[Ziasforever]

I would agree with the rest of the posters. I think a lot of people are trying to move to Colorado for the reasons you are. Had this been a decade ago, it would not have been a problem finding work.
One thing about CO is it is a lot different than a lot of other places. I know one thing it will have worse than any other state once it hits the 6 or 7 million population threshold; water.
You might want to visit first then make a decision. I like Colorado especially the Western Slope. Everyone else likes it too but trying to make a living there is tough.

Good luck. And yes, like a lot of the posters here mentioning Texas, it hasn't been hit as bad as other places economically. You could probably find something good paying and fast in Houston.