Moving to somewhere else in the EU is probably not the best option. I live in England (no longer a part of the EU since brexit but we are still in Europe) but we have a lot of expats from other parts of Europe here because job opportunities and wages are better than they are in their home countries. My mum who is a community carer works with a woman from Poland, who is a live in carer for an elderly woman (my mum cares for the elderly lady during the carer's free time). Anyway, she has a child back in Poland who lives with her mother/child's maternal grandmother) and she sends money back to them. She works 6 weeks and then gets 2 weeks off, time that she uses to visit her family in Poland. It is far more economical for her to work here in England. Granted, she is a live in carer so no rent or utilities to pay for. She gets 2×2 hour breaks a day where she can go out and do her own thing. Most of her money gets sent back to her family to support her mother and kid because she doesn't really need to pay many expenses over here, the old woman that she cares for provides the money for meals as they usually eat together and they get along really well. She can buy her own snacks or food if she wants to eat something different. She is basically a paid companion with extra duties to take care of the wellbeing of the old lady. But she has to sacrifice time she could spend with her son, the 6 weeks work then 2 weeks off though means that other than him going to school, she gets to spend all that time with him.

There is also the language barrier when moving to other parts of Europe. Whilst a lot of Europeans can speak English, not all do and it would be difficult to find a job if you aren't fluent in the country's native language. So that very much limits employability, socialising and even just a basic understanding of pretty much anything, unless you are willing to put in the work to learn the language first. Which will put a whole new pressure onto OP and their husband who is already struggling. Most people who immigrate to the UK or USA already have a basic grasp on the English language. A Spanish friend of mine who is a nurse moved here and could speak English, not amazingly but now 7 years later she is fluent with the occasional misunderstanding. People from places like Poland, Romania and Lithuania are taught English and other languages quite early and even for them it is hard to transition.

So basically what I am saying, is that if OP and her husband want to look at somewhere else in Europe, it would have to be England. But I would recommend they stay put in Ireland for now, less than a year is not really enough time to make a decision. People everywhere go through long periods of unemployment. Much longer than 7 months, and who is to say that it will be better in the USA?

I have gone on for a bit there, sorry