Should we take the risk of moving?

My husband and I have been struggling to keep up with finances. We have a 4 month old son, but ever since he arrived we have had financial hardship left and right. All of our emergency funds have been used up because my husband was laid off suddenly, and I had planned to be a stay at home mom. Well that changed quickly and I started working part time last month. This was our source of income for the time being.

My husband just found a job as well, but it’s graveyard and part time. Things aren’t the same, I don’t see him as often and it makes for the daytime a little more challenging with balancing work and tending to our son.

My husband has been seeking something that’s full time and during the day. The issue here is that we live in such a small town, there’s a scarcity of job opportunities out here. Plus my husband is very very close to his family. He gets to see them every day, which is something I’ve envied him for (I’m doing much better about that part).

Due to the fact that there’s hardly any jobs open out here that could support our family, I told my husband that if we needed to we could move away to a bigger town. Some place where there are more jobs. He was reluctant to the idea because he would be sad to be so far from his family.

I get it. I miss mine too. I chose to move out over 10 years ago, and I missed them dearly. But I remember that I wouldn’t have had so many opportunities to grow and change and develop myself had I not moved away from my small hometown.

Which option is better:

1) Stick with the part time graveyard job

2) Stick with the part time graveyard job and seek a new one (preferably a 9-5 M-F)

3) Use the money that we save up for a few months to move away and seek other jobs in a bigger town