Approximately 13,800 jobless Pennsylvania residents found work in October, helping to lower the state's unemployment rate from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

More than 513,000 Pennsylvania residents are still looking for work, according to state figures.

The national unemployment rate remains at 9 percent as the Obama recession enters its third year.

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation for October 2011