For him, he can go back in a couple months. It's complicated. He worked at this place that makes medical tools, but they hire out through a temp agency and are bad about laying people off at the drop of a hat. The good thing is, after 3 months(he has been out a month), he can reapply. It's his best chance for work because the economy sucks.
I, on the other hand, might have a little more trouble. I stopped working in 2011 for some health things and recently went back and worked in a hotel, but it was too physical, so they "let me go."
I've got a bad back and knees and some anti-social issues. (People in real life suck! lol )