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I think there are plenty of jobs out there for the lower middle class. I'm talking $10hr to $15 or what would usually be considered manual labor/service. In other words people making well under $40k/year. There are loads of these kinds of jobs out there and as I've traveled I constantly see lots of help wanted signs in even smaller towns for these kinds of positions.
Now the jobs seem to dry up when it comes into the 50k and up range. That's where the real loss of jobs are and people in that range don't want to settle for less. This IMO is more so due to the way companies have become more efficient than anything else as well as out sourcing of better paying factory jobs.
What we have in the US is a lot of service type jobs and labor jobs, things you can't outsource as easy.
Now what amazes me is the serious shortage of truck drivers. I see truck driving jobs all over the place and specially for someone with just a HS diploma or GED it would be a good career choice as those guys can easily get well above the $50k mark, which isn't bad for the average person. Not to mention many companies are so desperate for drivers they will pay for the CDL training or give a sign on bonus for experienced drivers.
What it comes down to, is there are plenty of blue collar jobs, but the white collar stuff has dried up when it comes to management positions and engineering type stuff. No need to keep a 60-80k a year guy around when they can hire a college grad whom wants to prove himself for $40-50k. They can get the college grads for half the price and get several years of work out of them saving a good chuck of change before the grad moves on..
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