the last state agency I worked with was at utah. and they told me I had a 6% chance of finding a job in the tech industry without someone on the inside. they were very blunt about it, and apologetic. The statistics don't lie and they were like, you are not going to get a tech job before you win the lottery.
Only way I could collect unemployment was if I was working every week to find a new job and putting out applications, and they were helping me. but no one wants to touch me, through those channels. not so far.