A handful of smaller, minority-owned employment agencies are managing to survive the economic crisis. NY1's Cheryl Wills filed the following report.

Jeannine Myers, 36, has been out of work for about three months after being laid off in December. A college graduate and administrative assistant, Myers says she's constantly on the hunt for a job but she can't even land an interview.

"I've sent postings in, I've sent my resumes in for so many jobs using the online reference Career Builder, Monster, going to the library, going to the unemployment office, using their resources," says Myers. "And I'm trying to take advantage of all of those and still I really haven't gotten any hits, still haven't gotten any interviews."

Myers is also considering temporary work, but when she submitted her resume to the minority-owned employment agency New York Staffing, she could not get any guarantees in this economic climate.

"There's a huge volume of people as you know available on the market," says Michael Robinson, the owner of New York Staffing. "Unfortunately, the volume of jobs that were once prevalent has somewhat decreased."

New York Staffing is one of a handful of minority-owned employment agencies that are staying afloat as the unemployment rate continues to climb.

"Being a minority agency doesn't give you a leg up on anything. It's quality and service. We're in a service industry," says Cecilia Goode of New York Staffing.

As a service industry, New York Staffing finds itself in a unique position. Many of the Fortune 100 companies that they do business with are laying off workers by the thousands.

Robinson says he is determined to stay the course and maintain a level playing field.

"As a minority agency, we basically we try to make sure that the proportion of candidates that we submit to our clients is across the board - representing all types of races, age groups and gender," says Robinson.

With more than 20 years in the business, Robinson says this economy is one of the worst he has ever seen, but he is confident that the job market will recover eventually.