Former Massachusetts governor and two time presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been out of work since January 2007, when he left office as MA Governor. Since then, he's applied for the job of US president twice, but was rejected both times.
However, he's now landed a job back in the private sector:
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212749-romney-returning-to-the-private-sectorUnfortunately, it's only part time: "A person with knowledge of the deal tells NBC that Romney is planning to work with Solamere for one week a month", but you've got to take what you can get in this economy.