Tough Times is a 60 minute home video which explains the characteristics of the new economy so that young people between ages 17 to 28 can better prepare to find and keep a job. The first half, Finding the Jobs, provides an overview of what has been dubbed the "new economy". Viewers are given an inside look into two businesses which have changed immensely over the last few years to meet the current demands.

In the second half, Making the Most of Your Job, viewers are given an overview of skills necessary for getting and holding a job in today's workplace as identified by key business/government groups in the United States and Canada.