Dont be discouraged Italy....
If youre an entry level pilot (commercial/ATP 1000-2000 hours TT) the regionals are still hiring a lot! These positions are not being filled by the furloughed main line pilots. A lot of them either go on contracts in Asia/Europe or have left the industry for a better life and more money than the regionals are offering.
Currently hiring are:
Colgan SF430/Be1900
Skywest CRJ/Emb120
ExpressJet ERJ/ATR42-72
Great Lakes Emb120/Be1900
Southwest B737
America West B737/A320/B757
American Eagle (suprisingly) SF340/ERJ/ATR/ CRJ (i think)
NetJets (fractionals corporate jets, citations to Gv etc)
Ameriflight (cargo Pa31/B99/Caravan/Emb120/Metro)
Cape Air airlines c402
Kalitta Air (747 classic)
Big Sky (b1900/metro)
Some of these are pretty small potatos both others have several hundred aircraft EACH....like American Eagle Express Jet, Skywest Southwest etc...
Good luck....no matter what Americans say it is still light years ahead of what the rest of the world has to offer. Go for it.
PS Ive spent the last 7 years flying in the US and all of the oportunities ive seen in the last 12 months travelling the rest of the world picking up odd flying jobs even come close to the opportunities still available in the US
PM me if you have any Q's
Brindabella