Saturday, hundreds of people came out for a job fair in the Pee Dee. The Employment Security Commission opened their doors to help people who are looking for work.
They're normally closed on Saturdays, but agreed to extend their hours considering the Pee Dee suffers from some of the highest unemployment rates in state.
Saturday morning, crowds of people flooded the halls of Florence-Darlington Technical College with one common goal in mind: find a job.
"I just graduated from Coastal Carolina University and it's kind of hard finding a job now," admitted Latoya Eaddy.
About 50 officials with the South Carolina Employment Security Commission, or ESC, worked on their day off Saturday, to give job seekers a chance to find work.
The ESC partnered with Pee Dee legislators.
"Our people are hurting. I will do everything I can to help our people," said State Senator Hugh Leatherman, (R) Florence.
"Good people. People who want to work have always wanted to work rather than be working than drawing an unemployment check," said State Senator Kent Williams, (D) Florence, Darlington, Marion and Dillon.
"It's just a great opportunity for those that are looking for a job," said State Senator Gerald Malloy, (D) Darlington, Lee, Marlboro and Chesterfield.
An opportunity for them to use the resources of the ESC. Job counselors provided a listing of jobs for qualified applicants, helped them fill out applications and post their resumes online.
"A lot of good jobs seem like on the internet so I'm going to give them a try maybe one of them will call me," said Brandon James, who attended the job fair in hopes of finding a job.
Officials with the ESC tell us more than 500 people came out for Saturday's job fair.
