again. and mary snow has been with job hunters on the front line and joins us here in new york. >> well, wolf, thousands of people turned out to applier to jobs for a new hotel ready to open. that meant hours of waiting in freezing temperatures without any guarantees that any of it will make a difference. >> reporter: it is hard to find signs that the economy is improving by looking at the line that goes on and on and on. some 2,000 people waited in the cold to apply for 250 jobs and a new hotel opening in new york. >> it made me think of like the depression and people standing out there waiting for soup. >> reporter: earl newkirk waited 4 1/2 hours to get inside with more than 600 people ahead of him. once inside -- >> if anyone has an application filled out, you can step over here. >> reporter: more lines. the morgan's hotel held this job