LAS VEGAS -- With Nevada's unemployment rate now the second-worst of any state in the union, what should workers do: ride out the storm or make a career change?

Some are changing careers to fields that are hiring -- like health care. Some are moving to other cities where there are more jobs to go around.

Meanwhile, others are riding out the storm, but in the interim, they're looking for short-term jobs in order to get by.

Fright Dome has become a Las Vegas tradition, scaring thousands every October. And with scary unemployment numbers, lines for its temporary jobs were wrapped around the building on Friday.

“I'm just here like everybody else, trying to get a job,” said Dwight Thomas.

Thomas said he is unemployed and will do anything for a job -- even if it lasts only one month and requires making people scream.

“Good at scaring people? Are you serious? When you come here, you'll see,” Thomas said.

Thomas said he needs money to pay bills -- a common theme of job seekers in line.

“I have one job right now, and I only work two days a week. And I baby-sit, but I don't get paid that well. So, any extra money I can get will help me,” said Kacie Reynolds.

Jason Egan owns Fright Dome and is busy putting it together. He said more people have shown up looking for work than ever before.

“We've had teachers come apply, former executives come apply. It's been a vast variety of everybody. A lot of people are out of work, so we're happy we can give at least 250 people jobs. Even if it is temporary, at least it's something for a couple of months,” Egan said.

UNLV economics chairman Stephen Miller said he believes Las Vegas could bounce back quickly by getting the unemployed back to work.

“It's a question of whether it's temporary or permanent. I would lean towards temporary rather than permanent, at least in the gaming, hospitality and leisure sectors,” Miller said.

Miller said because the Federal Reserve acted quickly, things could rebound. But in the Valley, changing the tide will be indicated by visitor volume and growing gaming revenue -- things that have not gone up in a long time.

The hope is that the opening of CityCenter will be a jump start amid more fallout from the struggling Las Vegas economy.

The Fright Dome will continue to hold interviews through the weekend and at the end of next week.