The LO/KPOJ "Lost Limerick Challenge"

This morning's Oregon news limericks, as written by me, read by quizmaster TJ of Loaded Orygun, and answered by Carl, Christine, and Paul on the KPOJ 620AM's Carl + Christine show, are posted at LO.

And we wound up once again with extra limerick, so you can play along at home. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase from this week's Oregon news:

The learning they hope to amass
Takes a back seat to job woes, alas.
With no work to be found,
Record numbers are bound
To ride out the recession in _____________.

(The answer can be found in the Comments below, or in this week's Spanning the State at Loaded Orygun.)