ATLANTA -- More than one in 10 Georgians is jobless.
The Georgia Department of Labor released new figures Thursday morning showing a jump in the state's unemployment to 10.3 percent, a full percentage point higher than the national average.
Roughly 487,000 people in Georgia are out of work. In September alone, 15,000 people lost their jobs.
Many jobless have been searching for work for months. Others have given up.
However, there are jobs out there. You just need to know where to look and how to get them.
That's where 11Alive's Help Desk comes in. We brought in jobs experts Thursday morning to answer your questions about who's hiring, interviews, resumes and more.
April Pruitt and Theresa Austin from the Georgia Department of Labor, Kim Wallace from the Society of Human Resource Management/Hire Dynamics, and Angela Jergler from Georgia Natural Gas joined us for a live chat.
You can read the full chat transcript below and find more jobs news anytime at 11Alive.com/Jobs. For seasonal opportunities, visit 11Alive.com/HolidayHiring.