Many people who are looking for jobs are turning to online resources to find work.
The Employment Security Commission reported that in October, the state's unemployment rate dropped more than 1 percent from last year.
Charles Pender has been on the hunt for a permanent job for the past six months. Like many people, he worked at a manufacturing plant for 14 years and suddenly found himself out of a job.
"They got bought out," He said. "We got laid off."
Pender now spends his down time at the Employment Security Commission's online resource center.
"They have access to virtually any job available that's on the Internet," said Terri Williams, of the Employment Security Commission. "If they go to monster.com, they can apply there. If they go to our Web page, they can apply through us."
Employed people have also been using the ESC to find higher paying jobs.
"I'm trying to find training in paralegal law," said Shauna Woodard, who said going online saves a lot of legwork.
"It's hard to really find a job you really want unless you have transportation to get there, and ask about the job, and everything," he said. "But here, you can go online and you can get all the access to jobs around."
Pender said he hopes the ESC's online resources can help create brighter futures.
"Find yourself another job, get the training you need, get back out there in the world," he said.
The Employment Security Commission resource center is free to the public and computer training is available to make going online even easier.
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