{ "dataset": "work-search", "title": "Unemployment work search requirements by state", "description": "Weekly work search contacts required to keep unemployment benefits in each state with a published rule, what counts, how to report and what records to keep.", "url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/work-search", "publisher": "MCC Solutions", "license": { "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "Credit \"MCC Solutions\" and link to https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/work-search" }, "checked": "2026-11", "row_count": 51, "accuracy": "Facts come from official government pages as they read on the checked date; where no official page could be read, a few come from vetted secondary sources (Cornell LII, Justia (statute text only), FindLaw Codes, Casetext, NCSL, the Uniform Law Commission, the American Bar Association and state bar associations, legal aid networks (LawHelp.org and the state legal help sites), Nolo, the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the National Center for State Courts, the Eviction Lab, the Tax Foundation, the Sales Tax Institute, the American Payroll Association, SHRM, ADP, Paychex, Bloomberg Tax, Thomson Reuters, Avalara and Sovos), marked \"secondary\" in source_kinds. Anything not confirmed is null and named in the row's unconfirmed list. General information, not legal or tax advice; MCC Solutions is not a law firm and we are not lawyers.", "fields": [ { "name": "jurisdiction_code", "type": "string", "meaning": "Two-letter postal code of the state or DC." }, { "name": "jurisdiction", "type": "string", "meaning": "State name (or District of Columbia)." }, { "name": "agency", "type": "string", "meaning": "State unemployment agency." }, { "name": "weekly_min", "type": "integer", "meaning": "Minimum work search activities per week." }, { "name": "weekly_max", "type": "integer", "meaning": "Highest weekly requirement, when it varies." }, { "name": "weekly_text", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "The weekly requirement as the state states it." }, { "name": "activities", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Activities that count. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "not_counted", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Activities that do not count. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "activities_url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "Official list of activities. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "report_how", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "How activities are reported." }, { "name": "report_url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "Where to report." }, { "name": "log_form.name", "type": "string", "meaning": "Official work search log form. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "log_form.url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "Link to that form." }, { "name": "record_fields", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Details to record for each contact." }, { "name": "keep_records", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "How long to keep records." }, { "name": "job_bank.name", "type": "string", "meaning": "State job bank." }, { "name": "job_bank.url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "Its link." }, { "name": "job_bank.required", "type": "boolean", "meaning": "Whether registration with the job bank is required." }, { "name": "job_bank.note", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "Detail on job bank registration. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "exemptions", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Main exemptions from the requirement. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "week", "type": "string", "meaning": "Which days make up a benefit week." }, { "name": "notes", "type": "string (free text)", "meaning": "Other points from the official source. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site." }, { "name": "unconfirmed", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Fields the official sources read did not confirm for this row. Those values are null." }, { "name": "source_urls", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "Links to the sources (all of them for jurisdictions with their own page; the main linked source for the others)." }, { "name": "source_kinds", "type": "array of strings", "meaning": "What each link in source_urls is, in the same order: \"official\" (a government page: state agency, legislature, court, county or city) or \"secondary\" (a vetted secondary source, used only where no official page could be read: Cornell LII, Justia (statute text only), FindLaw Codes, Casetext, NCSL, the Uniform Law Commission, the American Bar Association and state bar associations, legal aid networks (LawHelp.org and the state legal help sites), Nolo, the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the National Center for State Courts, the Eviction Lab, the Tax Foundation, the Sales Tax Institute, the American Payroll Association, SHRM, ADP, Paychex, Bloomberg Tax, Thomson Reuters, Avalara and Sovos). A fact backed only by a secondary source is shown on the site as \" (secondary source)\"." }, { "name": "checked", "type": "date (YYYY-MM-DD)", "meaning": "When the row's sources were opened (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD). A row with no official source carries the date of the check that found none." }, { "name": "page_url", "type": "string (URL)", "meaning": "The page on mcc-solutionsnj.com that explains this row." } ], "rows": [ { "jurisdiction_code": "AL", "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "agency": "Alabama Department of Workforce", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "The claimant handbook says you must actively look for work unless you've been notified the requirement is waived. It doesn't give a weekly number.", "report_how": "You're asked for work search contact information as part of each weekly certification (online at workforce.alabama.gov or by phone). The handbook also says activities must be logged weekly through AlabamaWorks or at a local Career Center.", "report_url": "https://www.workforce.alabama.gov", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "AlabamaWorks (Alabama Career Center)", "job_bank.url": "https://alabamaworks.workforce.alabama.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "keep_records", "log_form", "record_fields", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.alabama.gov/docs/guides/uc_brr.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AK", "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "agency": "Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development", "weekly_min": 1, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "Two work search activities a week if you live in Alaska within 55 road miles of a job center, or in another state, Canada, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. One a week if you live more than 55 road miles from the nearest job center in rural Alaska.", "report_how": null, "report_url": null, "log_form.url": "https://dol.alaska.gov/unemployment/documents/work_search_log.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "method", "address", "phone" ], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "AlaskaJobs", "job_bank.url": "https://jobs.alaska.gov", "job_bank.required": null, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "exemptions", "keep_records", "report_how", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.alaska.gov/unemployment/work_search.htm" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AZ", "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "agency": "Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES)", "weekly_min": 4, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "The DES work search instructions say to make at least 4 work search contacts a week, on at least 4 different days. The current DES work search page says you must search each week you file but doesn't repeat the number.", "activities": [ "Applying for a job", "Attending a job fair (online or in person)", "Attending an employment skills workshop", "Attending a networking event", "Working on your résumé", "Contacting employers and interviewing for jobs" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://des.az.gov/work-search", "report_how": "Enter your work search activities in the portal each time you file a weekly claim, with as much detail as the fields allow.", "report_url": "https://azuiinternetweeklyclaim.azdes.gov", "log_form.name": "Work Search Log (UB-101-A)", "log_form.url": "https://des.az.gov/file/3461/download", "record_fields": [ "date", "method", "address", "employer", "position", "result" ], "keep_records": "DES may audit your work search submissions for up to two years from the effective date of your claim, so keep records you can share on request.", "job_bank.name": "Arizona Employment Service (AZ Job Connection)", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "DES says registration with the Arizona Employment Service is required to continue receiving UI benefits, and that in most cases no extra action is needed. AZ Job Connection has the job search tools.", "exemptions": [ "You don't need to search in a week you earned more than your weekly benefit amount, because no benefits are paid for that week" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://des.az.gov/work-search", "https://des.az.gov/sites/default/files/media/Work-Search-Instructions-for-UI-Claimants.pdf", "https://des.az.gov/node/744", "https://des.az.gov/file/3461/download", "https://azuiinternetweeklyclaim.azdes.gov" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-arizona" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "AR", "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "agency": "Arkansas Division of Workforce Services", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "Arkansas rule 11 CAR 1-104: in metropolitan areas at least 3 and no more than 5 job contacts a week; in other labor market areas at least 2 and no more than 4. At least one contact must be in person unless an exception applies (for example, you normally get jobs by phone or correspondence).", "activities": [ "Contacting employers in person, by phone or by correspondence", "Job contacts that come from a referral by a private employment agency", "Registering with the job service (counts once for each continuous period of unemployment)", "Other efforts made to secure work (together they count as no more than one job contact a week)" ], "not_counted": [ "Employers on the division's exclusive hiring list" ], "activities_url": null, "report_how": "From the thirteenth compensable week you must submit your job contacts in writing on the division's form (in some high-unemployment situations, from the nineteenth week).", "report_url": null, "log_form.name": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "date", "position", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep documentation of your job contacts for the weeks claimed, starting with the week written reports begin.", "job_bank.name": null, "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": null, "job_bank.note": null, "exemptions": [ "Hours cut to part time with an assurance of return to full time within ten weeks, or working at least eight hours for that employer that week", "A definite promise of a job starting within ten weeks, backed by a written employer statement when you file", "Attending school full time in a training course approved by the Division Director, or an approved federal program such as the Trade Act", "The Director may reduce or eliminate the requirements when labor market conditions warrant" ], "week": null, "notes": "Missing the required number for good cause doesn't disqualify you, under the rule.", "unconfirmed": [ "job_bank", "log_form", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://codeofarrules.arkansas.gov/Rules/Rule?levelType=section&titleID=11&chapterID=260&subChapterID=326&partID=1270&subPartID=7763§ionID=51017", "https://dws.arkansas.gov/workforce-services/unemployment/faq/" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-arkansas" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CA", "jurisdiction": "California", "agency": "Employment Development Department (EDD)", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "EDD says most people must search for suitable work and show they're trying to find a job each week they certify. Its pages give no weekly number: EDD says it will tell you the specific requirements for your claim, and your work search instructions come on your Notice of Unemployment Insurance Award (DE 429Z).", "report_how": "You certify every two weeks, online, by phone or by mail. Answer Yes to 'Did you look for work?' if you completed qualifying activities; answering No leads to more questions and possibly an eligibility interview.", "report_url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/understanding_the_continued_claim_certification_questions/", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "employer" ], "keep_records": "EDD encourages you to document your efforts and suggests keeping a record of your job search dates and contacts in case it contacts you about your eligibility. It doesn't say for how long.", "job_bank.name": "CalJOBS", "job_bank.url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/jobs_and_training/Caljobs/", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/eligibility/" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CO", "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "agency": "Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "CDLE recommends at least 3 to 5 work-search activities a week; another section of the same page recommends at least 5. You report them when you request payment each week.", "activities": [ "Applying for a job you're reasonably qualified for", "Interviewing for a job you're reasonably qualified for", "Taking a required exam for a new job", "Contacting an employer who may have suitable work to ask whether it's hiring", "Being referred to a job by a workforce center or similar service", "Adding a résumé to an online job board", "Documented use of online career tools", "Reemployment services at a workforce center", "Job-related education or skills development", "Creating a profile on a professional networking site", "Job-related networking events" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://cdle.colorado.gov/ui/claimants/weekly-payment-requests/work-search-requirements", "report_how": "You're asked to report the activities you completed when you request payment each week.", "report_url": "https://cdle.colorado.gov/ui/claimants/weekly-payment-requests", "log_form.name": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "address", "phone", "person", "title", "position", "method", "result", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Your claim may be audited and your reported activities verified at any time up to two years from the start of your claim, so save your records.", "job_bank.name": "Connecting Colorado", "job_bank.url": "https://www.connectingcolorado.com/", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "As instructed, register for work online with Connecting Colorado or in person at your local workforce center.", "exemptions": [ "Approved training may reduce the number of activities you must do each week (ask your local workforce center)", "Job-attached or union-attached claimants may have the requirement waived if they can return to work within 16 weeks" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://cdle.colorado.gov/ui/claimants/weekly-payment-requests/work-search-requirements" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-colorado" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "CT", "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "agency": "Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "At least 3 work search activities every week: at least 1 direct employer contact plus 2 other activities.", "report_how": "Report your work search activities online with your weekly certification (Weekly Filing at filectui.com).", "report_url": "https://www.filectui.com", "log_form.url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dol/-/media/dolui/work-search-record-ui-230.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "phone", "person", "job_id", "position", "method", "result", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep all documents related to each work search activity for at least three years from the activity date; CTDOL can request them at any time. Keep screenshots of online job search activity too.", "job_bank.name": "CTHires", "job_bank.url": "https://www.cthires.com/vosnet/Default.aspx", "job_bank.required": false, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://portal.ct.gov/dol/unemployment-benefits/work-search" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "agency": "Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance", "weekly_min": 1, "weekly_max": 1, "weekly_text": "One unique work search activity a week, with at least one new work search contact each week.", "activities": [ "Applying for a job you're reasonably qualified for", "Interviewing for a job you're reasonably qualified for", "Taking a required exam as part of an application", "Reemployment services", "State-sponsored or professional job-related education" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://labor.delaware.gov/divisions/unemployment-insurance/unemployment-benefits-faqs/works-search-frequently-asked-questions/", "report_how": "Give your work search information when you claim weekly benefits through Web-Benefits or Tele-Benefits, and complete the Work Search Log (in the UI Claimant Handbook) each week.", "report_url": "https://uicc.delawareworks.com/Consumer/Default.aspx", "log_form.name": "Work Search Log (UI Claimant Handbook)", "log_form.url": "https://labor.delaware.gov/divisions/unemployment-insurance/claimant-handbook/", "record_fields": [ "employer", "address", "phone", "person", "title", "position", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep verifiable information about each activity you complete.", "job_bank.name": "Delaware JobLink", "job_bank.url": "https://joblink.delaware.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register within three business days of filing, keep the registration active for the whole claim, and update your résumé at least once every 90 days.", "exemptions": [ "A confirmed recall date from your employer", "Active union hall members seeking work through the hall", "Workers attached to a job through a seasonal or periodic layoff and rehire pattern over three years", "Medical quarantine, for that period (being in a high-risk category isn't an exemption)" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.delaware.gov/divisions/unemployment-insurance/unemployment-benefits-faqs/works-search-frequently-asked-questions/" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-delaware" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "DC", "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia", "agency": "DC Department of Employment Services (DOES)", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "At least 2 verifiable work search contacts each week.", "report_how": null, "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "position", "address", "phone", "method" ], "keep_records": "DOES may ask to review your work search record at any time during or after the benefit year.", "job_bank.name": null, "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": null, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "job_bank", "log_form", "report_how", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://unemployment.dc.gov/page/work-search-requirements-0" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "FL", "jurisdiction": "Florida", "agency": "FloridaCommerce, Reemployment Assistance", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "At least 5 work searches a week if your county has more than 75,000 people, or at least 3 if it has fewer (FloridaCommerce population chart). Florida law (s. 443.091) lets you report in person to a one-stop career center instead for that week.", "report_how": "Each week's report must include at least the name and address (website, physical address or email) of each employer contacted, or the date you reported to a one-stop career center.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "address", "date" ], "keep_records": "Florida law sets no period for keeping your records. The one-stop career center may ask you for proof of your work search efforts (s. 443.091(1)(d)), so keep your own record of each contact until your claim is finished.", "job_bank.name": "FloridaCommerce online work registration", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.floridajobs.org/docs/default-source/reemployment-assistance-center/work-search/florida-population-chart.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "GA", "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "agency": "Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "At least 3 new reportable job contacts each week, with employers you haven't contacted before.", "activities": [ "Employer contacts in person", "Employer contacts by telephone", "Online applications", "Résumés faxed, mailed or emailed" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://dol.georgia.gov/learn-about-work-search-requirements", "report_how": "Submit your weekly work search records online through GDOL's Submit Weekly Work Search portal. Fax Form DOL-2798 only if you have no internet access.", "report_url": "https://www.dol.state.ga.us/public/uiben/customer/login", "log_form.name": "Weekly Work Search Activities Record (DOL-2798)", "log_form.url": "https://dol.georgia.gov/document/unemployment-benefits/ui-weekly-work-search-record-dol-2798/download", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "job_id", "person", "address", "phone", "position", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "Document all work search activities and keep track of them for your weekly work search record; GDOL may audit your record at any time. The handbook doesn't give a period.", "job_bank.name": "WorkSource Georgia", "job_bank.url": "https://worksourcegaportal.com", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "As part of the work search requirements, register with WorkSource Georgia at WorkSourceGAPortal.com for Employment Services within 10 days of your first UI benefit payment, unless exempt by law; GDOL will notify you if you qualify for an exception.", "exemptions": [ "Claimant trainees don't report work search while in classes; once classes end, they report three new, verifiable contacts each week", "Claimants exempt under the Georgia Employment Security Law (if your status changes, the requirements apply)" ], "week": null, "notes": "GDOL verifies work search contacts, and you may be selected at any time for an audit or eligibility review.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dol.georgia.gov/learn-about-work-search-requirements", "https://dol.georgia.gov/document/unemployment-benefits/ui-weekly-work-search-requirements-frequently-asked-questions/download", "https://dol.georgia.gov/document/unemployment-benefits/ui-claimant-handbook/download" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-georgia" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "HI", "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "agency": "Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "At least 3 work search contacts a week, including weeks you claim partial benefits.", "report_how": "Log each activity in the Weekly Work Search Log in your claimant portal (Daily Tasks, then Record Work Search Activity). It transfers to your weekly or biweekly certification.", "report_url": "https://huiclaims.hawaii.gov", "log_form.url": "https://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/files/2024/07/UC-253-Record-of-Work-Search-Activities.pdf.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "address", "person", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep a record of all your work search activities, true and easy to verify, with proof such as screenshots or confirmation emails.", "job_bank.name": "HireNet Hawaii", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.hawaii.gov/ui/files/2025/10/DLIR-UI-Claimant-Handbook-Rev12.25-with-BABEL.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ID", "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "agency": "Idaho Department of Labor", "weekly_min": 5, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "At least 5 work search actions a week, for work-seeking claimants.", "report_how": "Report your actions on your weekly certification through the Claimant Portal.", "report_url": "https://www2.labor.idaho.gov/ClaimantPortal", "log_form.url": "https://www.labor.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Work-search-log.pdf", "record_fields": [ "employer", "position", "date", "address", "phone", "person" ], "keep_records": "The log is for your own records; don't submit it. Idaho recommends saving proof of each action, such as employer correspondence, screenshots showing dates, interview invitations and workshop attendance records. It doesn't give a period.", "job_bank.name": "IdahoWorks", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.labor.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Work-search-requirements.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IL", "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "agency": "Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "IDES says you must be actively looking for work on your own initiative. Its handbook page gives no weekly number; IDES may ask what you're doing to find work, the kind of work you're seeking and your prospects of being hired.", "report_how": "Searches on IllinoisJobLink.com are recorded there; you can also use the Work Search Record form on the IDES website.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "employer" ], "keep_records": "Keep your written work search record for each week you claim until 53 weeks have passed after that week, or until any appeal about that week is finally resolved. Records kept online at IllinoisJobLink are another option.", "job_bank.name": "IllinoisJobLink.com", "job_bank.url": "https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "activities", "exemptions", "log_form", "report_url", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://ides.illinois.gov/unemployment/resources/unemployment-insurance-benefit-handbook/ui-benefit-handbook-work-search-and-availability.html" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IN", "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "agency": "Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD)", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "Complete 2 work search activities each week.", "activities": [ "Creating a résumé or cover letter", "Attending a job fair or networking event", "Submitting a job application to an employer that has, or expects to have, openings", "Interviewing for a job", "Job shadowing", "Attending WorkOne (RESEA) orientation or a WorkOne workshop", "Searching for jobs online (Indiana Career Connect, Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster and others)", "Completing an online workshop", "Registering for work with Indiana Career Connect" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://www.in.gov/dwd/indiana-unemployment/individuals/work-search", "report_how": "File your weekly voucher in the Uplink Claimant Self Service portal (it covers the prior Sunday through Saturday and is due before 8:59 pm EST each Saturday). DWD's guide doesn't say the voucher lists your activities: keep a written record of your weekly work search activities and bring your logs to RESEA appointments or when DWD asks.", "report_url": "https://uplink.in.gov/CSS/CSSLogon", "log_form.name": "Work Search Activity Log", "log_form.url": "https://www.in.gov/dA/194d8c26e2/Work-Search-Activity-Log.pdf?language_id=1", "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "employer", "person", "result" ], "keep_records": "Save all confirmation emails or documentation for six months after the work search activity, and keep a written record of your weekly activities.", "job_bank.name": "Indiana Career Connect", "job_bank.url": "https://www.indianacareerconnect.com/vosnet/Default.aspx", "job_bank.required": false, "job_bank.note": "Registering is listed as an online work search activity; the page doesn't say it's mandatory.", "exemptions": [ "Enrolled in training approved by DWD", "A job-attached worker with a specific recall date no more than 60 days from separation", "A member in good standing of a DWD-authorized union hiring hall" ], "week": null, "notes": "Bring previous weeks' logs to RESEA appointments.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.in.gov/dwd/indiana-unemployment/individuals/work-search", "https://www.in.gov/dwd/files/DWD_UI_Eligibility_Guide.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-indiana" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "IA", "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "agency": "Iowa Workforce Development (IWD)", "weekly_min": 4, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "At least 4 valid reemployment activities each week, and at least 3 of them must be job applications.", "report_how": "Enter activities in the Job Contact and Reemployment Activity Log on IowaWORKS, then certify them in your weekly claim after the week ends.", "report_url": "https://workforce.iowa.gov/unemployment/weekly-claim", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "employer", "address", "method", "person", "title", "phone", "position", "interest" ], "keep_records": "The IowaWORKS log keeps a permanent record you can download as your own copy.", "job_bank.name": "IowaWORKS", "job_bank.url": "https://iowaworks.gov/", "job_bank.required": true, "week": "Sunday through Saturday", "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://workforce.iowa.gov/unemployment/reemployment/how-do-i-reemployment-activities" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "KS", "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "agency": "Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Three work search activities each week. If you're in RESEA, at least two of them must be a job application (or a résumé where the employer accepts one in place of an application).", "report_how": null, "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "KANSASWORKS", "job_bank.url": "https://www.kansasworks.com/", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "keep_records", "log_form", "record_fields", "report_how", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.dol.ks.gov/unemployment/my-reemployment-plan" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "KY", "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "agency": "Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance (Kentucky Career Center)", "weekly_min": 5, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "At least 5 work search activities each week; at least 3 must be job applications or interviews.", "activities": [ "Formal job applications (in person or online)", "Job interviews (in person or online)", "Job shadowing", "Job fairs or networking events hosted by a state or local government or business organization", "Job search skills workshops or seminars", "Official Kentucky Career Center programs or partner programs" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://kcc.ky.gov/career/individuals/Pages/Work-Search-Requirements.aspx", "report_how": "Report your activities on each bi-weekly benefit request (Payment Request) in the Unemployment Insurance Claims Portal at kcc.ky.gov.", "report_url": "https://kcc.ky.gov", "log_form.name": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "employer", "person", "title", "method", "address", "phone", "position", "result" ], "keep_records": "Activities may be verified or randomly audited for up to one year after your claim expires, so keep records of all of them.", "job_bank.name": "Citizen Connect (Kentucky Career Center work registration)", "job_bank.url": "https://www.citizenconnect.ky.gov/s/?language=en_US", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Kentucky unemployment insurance claimants must register with Citizen Connect to ensure program eligibility; the Kentucky Career Center lists Citizen Connect as its work registration.", "exemptions": [ "Members of a trade union that finds work for them", "Students in an approved training program who have received a determination", "A definite recall date within 16 weeks of the initial claim", "Employees on temporary leave who are still considered employees", "Claimants covered by an employer's mass electronic claim (E-Claim)", "Claimants whose employer has an approved Work Share agreement and filed for them" ], "week": null, "notes": "Only claimants with a Work Search Exception are exempt, and you must upload the documentation in the claims portal. Out-of-state claimants register with their home state's workforce agency and send Kentucky proof within ten days of filing.", "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://kcc.ky.gov/career/Documents/PAM400_en_2-26.pdf", "https://kcc.ky.gov/career/individuals/Pages/Work-Search-Requirements.aspx", "https://kcc.ky.gov/Documents/Understanding%20Unemployment%20Insurance%20in%20Kentucky.pdf", "https://kcc.ky.gov/career/Pages/Claimant-FAQs.aspx" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-kentucky" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "LA", "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "agency": "Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC)", "weekly_min": 5, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "At least 5 work search actions for each week you claim benefits, under R.S. 23:1600(3)(a) as amended by Act 151 of 2025 (effective December 31, 2025): \"no fewer than five work search actions for each week in which he makes a claim for benefits.\" LWC prescribes by regulation which actions count.", "report_how": "When you file your weekly claim, online in HiRE or by phone, you are asked for your work search contacts for the week.", "report_url": "https://www.louisianaworks.net/HIRE", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "address", "phone", "date", "person", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep accurate records of the weeks you claim.", "job_bank.name": "HiRE (Helping individuals Reach Employment)", "job_bank.url": "https://www.louisianaworks.net/HIRE", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.laworks.net/Downloads/UI/UIBenefitRightsInformation.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ME", "jurisdiction": "Maine", "agency": "Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation", "weekly_min": 1, "weekly_max": 1, "weekly_text": "Take part in at least one work search activity each week.", "report_how": "Document your work search contacts and activities on your weekly certification, filed as your weekly claim in ReEmployME; the Maine DOL weekly claims page has a guide to the work search screens in the weekly claim.", "report_url": "https://www.maine.gov/unemployment/weeklyclaims/", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "address", "phone", "person", "position" ], "keep_records": "Keep documentation of your activities; they're subject to random audits.", "job_bank.name": "Maine JobLink", "job_bank.url": "https://joblink.maine.gov/", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.maine.gov/unemployment/faq/worksearch/" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MD", "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "agency": "Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "At least 3 job search activities each week, and at least 1 must be a direct job contact with an employer.", "activities": [ "Direct job contacts: submitting an application, an in-person contact with an employer, attending a job interview (at least 1 a week)", "Creating or uploading a résumé in the Maryland Workforce Exchange", "Job searches in the Maryland Workforce Exchange or other job sites", "Workshops, recruitment events and one-on-one consultations at American Job Centers", "Networking events", "Skills self-assessment and labor market research", "Registering with a private employment agency or a school placement office", "Interview preparation and staff-assisted career planning" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://labor.maryland.gov/employment/clmtguide/uivalidreemploymentactivities.pdf", "report_how": "Record each activity in the Maryland Workforce Exchange Job Contact and Reemployment Activity Log before you certify; it appears in BEACON during your weekly certification.", "report_url": "https://beacon.labor.maryland.gov", "log_form.name": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "address", "method", "person", "title", "phone", "position", "interest" ], "keep_records": "The Workforce Exchange log keeps a downloadable permanent record of your contacts and activities.", "job_bank.name": "Maryland Workforce Exchange", "job_bank.url": "https://mwejobs.maryland.gov/vosnet/default.aspx", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register, upload or create a résumé, and choose 'Allow Employers to View My Résumé Online'. Its login is separate from BEACON.", "exemptions": [ "Jury duty, for each day summoned or serving", "Serving as an election judge in Maryland", "Training approved by the Division of Unemployment Insurance, or WIOA training approved by the Maryland Department of Labor", "Temporary layoff of 10 weeks or less with a definite return date (11 to 26 weeks with an approved joint written request)", "Union members who may only get work through a union hiring hall", "An employer in an approved work-sharing plan" ], "week": null, "notes": "BEACON shows whether you have an exemption: Account Profile and Maintenance, Claimant Maintenance, Exemption, Job Search Requirement.", "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.maryland.gov/unemployment-insurance/claimants/job-search.shtml" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-maryland" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MA", "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "agency": "Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Provide proof of at least 3 job search activities each week.", "report_how": "When you request benefits each week in Unemployment Services for Workers (or by TeleCert phone line), answer the questions about your week and provide proof of your work search activities.", "report_url": "https://unemployment.mass.gov/claimants/_/", "log_form.url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/work-search-log-0/download", "record_fields": [ "date", "activity" ], "keep_records": "Keep a written record in case staff need to verify it. The page doesn't give a period.", "job_bank.name": "MassHire JobQuest", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": false, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "exemptions" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/weekly-requirements-to-get-unemployment-assistance" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MI", "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "agency": "Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Report at least 3 unique work search activities for each week you claim benefits.", "activities": [ "Applying for jobs in person or online", "Attending job fairs", "Online job search workshops or seminars", "Checking resources at employment offices", "Checking job listings at Michigan Works!", "Creating a profile or résumé on a job site such as MiTalent.org" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/UIA/Publications/Work-Search-Activities-List.pdf", "report_how": "Give your work search details for each week when you certify, in MiWAM any day of your certification week or by phone on your scheduled day.", "report_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/uia/tools/publications/how-to-certify-for-benefits", "log_form.name": "Work Search Activity Worksheet (UIA 6507)", "log_form.url": "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/UIA/Claimant-Forms/UIA-6507.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "employer", "address", "method" ], "keep_records": "Keep a written record of your weekly work search activities and save all confirmation emails or documentation.", "job_bank.name": "Michigan Works!", "job_bank.url": "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/wd/michigan-works", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "New claimants register with Michigan Works! staff and verify registration at an in-person or virtual appointment.", "exemptions": [ "A Registering and Seeking Work (RSW) waiver", "Temporary layoff when you're expected back full time within 45 days and your employer requests it", "Short-term layoff when you expect to return within 15 days of the layoff", "A training waiver (apply through Michigan Works!)", "A Job Attached Waiver waives only registration; you must still search and report" ], "week": "Sunday through Saturday", "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/uia/uia-resources-for-claimants/finding-employment-work-search/work-search-requirement" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-michigan" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MN", "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "agency": "Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Program (DEED)", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "You must actively seek suitable employment each week you request benefits. The page gives no weekly number; suitable employment means work reasonably related to your qualifications.", "report_how": null, "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": null, "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": null, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "job_bank", "keep_records", "log_form", "record_fields", "report_how", "report_url", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.uimn.org/applicants/getpaid/stay-eligible/seeking.jsp" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MS", "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "agency": "Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Contact 3 employers each week to apply for full-time work (35 hours or more).", "report_how": "Enter your work search details with your weekly certification in ReEmployMS.", "report_url": "https://reemployms.mdes.ms.gov/cp/landing", "log_form.url": "https://mdes.ms.gov/media/7473/Work_Search_Record.pdf", "record_fields": [ "activity", "method", "date", "employer", "person", "phone", "address" ], "keep_records": "Keep your work search record: MDES's Work Search Record form says work search records should be submitted to MDES upon request. The form doesn't give a period.", "job_bank.name": "MDES Employment Services (Mississippi Works)", "job_bank.url": "https://mdes.ms.gov/i-need-a-job/applicant-services#register", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://mdes.ms.gov/unemployment-claims/benefit-information/worksearch-requirements/" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MO", "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "agency": "Missouri Division of Employment Security", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "At least 3 work search activities each week, unless the Division directs otherwise.", "activities": [ "Part-time work during the week (counts per day)", "Missouri Job Center-assisted job searches", "Job interviews and job fairs", "Completing employer web applications", "Creating a résumé", "Union members with a hiring hall: contacting the hall three times in the week, or union-sponsored training" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://labor.mo.gov/faqs/knowledge-base/do-i-need-search-work", "report_how": "Enter your activities under Enter Work Search Details in the Weekly Request for Payment in UInteract (save after each one), then file the request after the week ends.", "report_url": "https://uinteract.labor.mo.gov/benefits/home.do", "log_form.name": "Work Search Record (MODES-4736)", "log_form.url": "https://labor.mo.gov/media/22141/download", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "phone", "method", "person", "title", "position", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep a list of all the employers and labor unions you contact each week while claiming benefits; the Division can audit your work search at any time. The form gives no retention period.", "job_bank.name": "MoJobs (jobs.mo.gov)", "job_bank.url": "https://jobs.mo.gov", "job_bank.required": null, "job_bank.note": "The Division's worker information booklet says to visit jobs.mo.gov at least once a month, and suggests pre-registering in MoJobs to shorten a Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment appointment if you're asked to attend one. It doesn't call registration a requirement.", "exemptions": [ "Approved training", "A definite recall date from your employer", "Taking part in a Shared Work Program" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.mo.gov/faqs/knowledge-base/do-i-need-search-work", "https://labor.mo.gov/media/22111/download", "https://labor.mo.gov/media/22141/download" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-missouri" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "MT", "jurisdiction": "Montana", "agency": "Montana Department of Labor & Industry, Unemployment Insurance Division", "weekly_min": 1, "weekly_max": 1, "weekly_text": "Make one work search contact each week, within the week claimed and on a day hiring is normally done. Don't use the same employer two weeks in a row unless the employer asks you to.", "activities": [ "Completing a job application", "Submitting a résumé", "Contacting a person with hiring authority, for work you're willing and qualified to do, where you'll work", "Registering with a temp agency (only the week you first sign up)" ], "not_counted": [ "Seeking self-employment", "Only reading ads and identifying employers", "Registering with Job Service or other agencies" ], "activities_url": "https://uid.dli.mt.gov/claimants/work-search-requirements", "report_how": "Request weekly payment at uiclaimant.mt.gov, and be able to produce your work search records when the State of Montana asks.", "report_url": "https://uiclaimant.mt.gov", "log_form.name": "Work Search Record", "log_form.url": "https://uid.dli.mt.gov/_docs/forms/work-search-record.pdf", "record_fields": [ "employer", "person", "date", "position", "phone", "address", "result", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep the record of your work search contacts for 3 years in case your claim is selected for an audit.", "job_bank.name": "MontanaWorks (Job Service)", "job_bank.url": "https://montanaworks.gov/job-service-montana", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register and stay actively registered with your local Job Service; check in at least every 90 days.", "exemptions": [ "Department-approved training (you must register and search again if training ends, isn't in session or you miss 30 days)", "Job or union attachment through a hiring hall (keep in contact; union dues current and on the out-of-work list)" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://uid.dli.mt.gov/claimants/work-search-requirements", "https://uid.dli.mt.gov/_docs/forms/work-search-record.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-montana" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NE", "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "agency": "Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL)", "weekly_min": 5, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "Complete 5 reemployment activities each benefit week; 2 of them must be job applications.", "activities": [ "Job applications (at least 2)", "Attending a Reemployment Session with the Department of Labor", "Searching internet job banks", "Going to job fairs or classes", "Joining a job club", "Attending a networking event in your field", "Joining a related professional organization" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://dol.nebraska.gov/UIBenefits", "report_how": "Provide details about your reemployment activities in your weekly claim; NDOL explains on dol.nebraska.gov how to log your activities in NEworks.", "report_url": "https://neworks.nebraska.gov", "log_form.name": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "address", "position", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep a record of your reemployment activities. For online searches, note the site and the date you accessed it; for applications, keep proof of the application date and the job. Weekly activities can be reviewed in a random audit. The handbook doesn't give a period.", "job_bank.name": "NEworks", "job_bank.url": "https://neworks.nebraska.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Your résumé must be searchable by employers to meet eligibility requirements.", "exemptions": [ "Temporary layoff when your employer confirms you'll return within 16 weeks (the employer can request an extension)", "A new job with a start date, once NDOL reviews the employer's letter and confirms the waiver" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://dol.nebraska.gov/UIBenefits/Claims/FAQ/WorkSearchFAQ", "https://dol.nebraska.gov/webdocs/Resources/Items/Updated%20English%20Handbook%20for%20Unemployed%20Workers.pdf", "https://dol.nebraska.gov/UIBenefits/Claims/ReemploymentActivities", "https://dol.nebraska.gov/webdocs/Resources/Items/Reemployment%20Activities%20UI%20Benefits.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-nebraska" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NV", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "agency": "Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR)", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "DETR's Work Search Record form says to contact several different employers each week in person unless otherwise instructed. The DETR FAQ doesn't give a weekly number.", "report_how": "File your weekly certification in your Claimant Self-Service (CSS) account after the calendar week ends. You may be asked to send your Work Search Record to the Telephone Claims Center.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": "https://detr.nv.gov/Content/Media/NUCS_4482_Work_Search_Record_English.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "person", "title", "address", "phone", "position", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "EmployNV", "job_bank.url": "https://employnv.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "exemptions", "keep_records", "report_url", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://detr.nv.gov/Content/Media/NUCS_4482_Work_Search_Record_English.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NH", "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "agency": "New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES)", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "New Hampshire law (RSA 282-A:31) requires you to be available for and seeking permanent full-time or part-time work you're qualified for, with the efforts of a reasonably prudent person seeking work. The statute gives no weekly number, and NHES's own work search pages couldn't be opened for checking.", "report_how": "Enter your work search activity records when you file your continued claim online; NHES says providing proof of a search for work is a basic eligibility requirement.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": "https://www.nhes.nh.gov/forms/documents/nhes-0162.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "phone", "method", "position", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep a daily record of all contacts for the week and bring your logs if you are asked to review your work search at the local office. The form gives no retention period.", "job_bank.name": "Registration for employment with NHES", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "activities", "report_url", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXIII/282-A/282-A-31.htm" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NJ", "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "agency": "NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Unemployment Insurance", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "You must actively search for work as an ongoing condition of eligibility. The current NJDOL page doesn't give a weekly number; see our New Jersey guide for what NJDOL's forms say.", "report_how": "You may be asked to furnish your work search contacts with prospective employers at any time during your claim.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": "https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/assets/pdfs/log.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "position", "phone", "person", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": null, "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": null, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "exemptions", "job_bank", "keep_records", "report_url", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/before/about/howtoapply/worksearch.shtml" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NM", "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "agency": "New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS)", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "New Mexico's rule (11.3.300.320 NMAC) requires contacting a minimum number of different employers each week, as directed by the department; it gives no fixed number for regular claims. For interstate claims where New Mexico pays, the minimum is two different employers a week.", "report_how": "Keep a record of each employer you contact and give it to the department within 10 calendar days when it asks. Not providing it without good cause can lead to a denial for that week.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "address", "phone", "job_id", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep your contact record and copies of email confirmations from online applications in case of an audit. The rule doesn't say for how long.", "job_bank.name": "New Mexico Workforce Connection", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form", "report_url", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title11/11.003.0300.html" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NY", "jurisdiction": "New York", "agency": "New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "At least 3 work search activities each week; more are encouraged.", "activities": [ "Career Center or virtual career center services (advisor meetings, skills assessments, workshops)", "Submitting job applications or résumés to employers who may have openings", "Job fairs, networking meetings or employment-related workshops", "Interviewing with potential employers", "Taking job-related or civil service tests", "Registering with private employment agencies, unions or school placement offices", "Using online tools, social media or business directories to find jobs", "Any other reasonable activity that may help you find work" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://dol.ny.gov/work-search-frequently-asked-questions", "report_how": "Keep an online Work Search Record in JobZone (linked when you claim weekly) or a written one on Form WS5, with supporting documents.", "report_url": "https://www.jobzone.ny.gov/", "log_form.name": "Work Search Record (WS5)", "log_form.url": "https://dol.ny.gov/WS5-doc", "record_fields": [ "date", "position", "employer", "person", "title", "method", "address", "phone", "result", "activity" ], "keep_records": "If you keep a paper Work Search Record, keep copies for one year. JobZone stores online records automatically.", "job_bank.name": "JobZone", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": false, "job_bank.note": "NYSDOL's work search FAQ lists JobZone as a resource for meeting the work search requirement; it doesn't make registration a requirement.", "exemptions": [ "Temporary or seasonal layoff with a written return-to-work date up to eight consecutive weeks away", "Union members who must get work through the union", "Department-approved training, including Labor Law section 599 programs", "Jury service", "An approved Shared Work or Self Employment Assistance Program", "Accepting a bona fide job offer starting within a reasonable time" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dol.ny.gov/work-search-frequently-asked-questions", "https://forms.labor.ny.gov/DEWS/WS5.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-new-york" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "NC", "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "agency": "NC Division of Employment Security (DES)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Reach out to at least 3 job contacts each week. One reemployment activity can count as one of the three.", "activities": [ "Submitting a job application, résumé or letter of interest", "In-person or video meetings or interviews with employers, including at job fairs", "Emailing an employer", "One reemployment activity a week (training, career counseling, skills assessments, job clubs, career fairs)", "Initial NCWorks registration (counts once)" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://www.des.nc.gov/worksearch", "report_how": "Enter your work searches and job contacts in your MyNCUIBenefits account before you file your weekly certification.", "report_url": "https://claims.ui.des.nc.gov/CSS/", "log_form.name": "Work Search Record (updated 7-1-25)", "log_form.url": "https://www.des.nc.gov/documents/files/work-search-record-english/open", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "method", "address", "phone" ], "keep_records": "DES recommends keeping copies of your records for two years; the Work Search Record form (updated 7-1-25) says to keep records for five years, since DES may review them and verify employer contacts. Keeping them five years covers both.", "job_bank.name": "NCWorks", "job_bank.url": "https://ncworks.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register with NCWorks.gov.", "exemptions": [ "Partially unemployed claimants whose employer filed an attached claim, if available for work with that employer", "Attending a training program approved by the Division", "Training approved under the federal Trade Act of 1974", "Unemployed as a direct result of a federally declared disaster, unless the Division requires a work search" ], "week": null, "notes": "For online contacts, list the employer's main website, not the job posting or application link.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.des.nc.gov/worksearch", "https://www.des.nc.gov/documents/files/work-search-record-english/open", "https://ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_96/GS_96-14.9.html" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-north-carolina" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "ND", "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "agency": "Job Service North Dakota", "weekly_min": null, "weekly_max": null, "weekly_text": "Make your assigned number of job contacts in each calendar week you certify. Job Service may require more depending on job availability in your field and location.", "report_how": "Your weekly certification asks whether you made the required job contacts. Keep your records and provide them if requested (Job Contacts form at jobsnd.com).", "report_url": "https://www.jobsnd.com", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "employer", "method", "position", "job_id", "date", "person", "address", "phone" ], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "jobsnd.com", "job_bank.url": "https://www.jobsnd.com", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "keep_records", "log_form", "weekly_min" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.jobsnd.com/sites/www/files/documents/jsnd-documents/uiclaimantguidejsnd4003.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OH", "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "agency": "Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "Conduct 2 work search activities each week, unless your requirement has been waived.", "report_how": "Provide information about your work search activities on each weekly claim you file.", "report_url": "https://unemployment.ohio.gov", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": "Keep a record of your job-search efforts for 18 months. All work search activities must be documented and verifiable.", "job_bank.name": "OhioMeansJobs", "job_bank.url": "https://ohiomeansjobs.ohio.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form", "record_fields" ], "source_urls": [ "https://ohiomeansjobs.ohio.gov/job-seekers/learn-about-benefits/unemployment-claimants/unemployment-requirements" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OK", "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "agency": "Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC)", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "A minimum of 2 work search efforts for each week unemployed.", "activities": [ "Submitting a résumé or application to an employer by fax, email, mail, in person or online", "Taking part in a job interview", "A second interview the employer starts and you complete", "A reemployment workshop (it doesn't have to be presented by a state agency; counts as one work search contact)", "Attending your RESEA appointment (counts as one of the two weekly activities)", "Searches for work you're willing and qualified to do, at pay you'll accept, where you're willing to work" ], "not_counted": [ "Contacting the same employer for the same role more often than every four weeks", "Contacting an employer only to find out whether any job openings exist" ], "activities_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/oesc/individuals/faqs.html", "report_how": "Document your searches in EmployOklahoma or on the OESC work search log.", "report_url": "https://employoklahoma.gov", "log_form.name": "Work Search Form (OES-622, Rev. 04-2025)", "log_form.url": "https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/oesc/documents/forms/OES-622.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "phone", "person", "position", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "All work search efforts must be recorded and kept for two years for audit purposes.", "job_bank.name": "EmployOklahoma", "job_bank.url": "https://employoklahoma.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register for a job seeker account and publish your résumé; not publishing it stops benefits from being issued.", "exemptions": [ "Temporary layoff with a return-to-work date", "An approved training program", "Union members with a hiring hall contact the hall for work each week instead" ], "week": null, "notes": "All work search efforts are subject to verification if selected for an audit.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/oesc/documents/forms/OES-339.pdf", "https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/oesc/documents/forms/OES-622.pdf", "https://oklahoma.gov/oesc/individuals/faqs.html" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-oklahoma" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "OR", "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "agency": "Oregon Employment Department", "weekly_min": 5, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "At least 5 work-search activities a week; at least 2 must be direct contacts with employers.", "activities": [ "Direct employer contacts: asking about work or applying in the way the employer wants (at least 2)", "Applying for jobs that fit your skills", "Interviewing", "Reemployment services at a state workforce center", "Updating your résumé", "Reviewing lists of available jobs" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://unemployment.oregon.gov/uploads/docs/Form127-EN.pdf", "report_how": "When you file your weekly claim in Frances Online or by phone, you're asked about your direct employer contacts.", "report_url": "https://frances.oregon.gov/Claimant/_/", "log_form.name": "Work search log (Form 2554, sample in the claimant handbook, Appendix C)", "log_form.url": "https://unemployment.oregon.gov/uploads/docs/UIPUB350-EN.pdf", "record_fields": [ "employer", "position", "address", "date", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep records of your work search efforts for each week you claim; the claimant handbook (UIPUB350, rev. 03/26) doesn't set a retention period.", "job_bank.name": "WorkSource Oregon", "job_bank.url": "https://worksourceoregon.org", "job_bank.required": null, "job_bank.note": "Linked from the weekly claims page; the page doesn't state a registration requirement.", "exemptions": [ "Temporarily unemployed: in contact with your regular employer with a reasonable expectation of returning to work, generally within four weeks", "Members in good standing of a union that doesn't allow members to seek non-union work", "Federal employees temporarily out of work in a government shutdown who expect to resume work", "As otherwise directed by the Employment Department" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://unemployment.oregon.gov/weekly-claims", "https://unemployment.oregon.gov/uploads/docs/Form127-EN.pdf", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/oregon/Or-Admin-Code-SS-471-030-0036", "https://unemployment.oregon.gov/uploads/docs/UIPUB350-EN.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "secondary", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-oregon" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "PA", "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "agency": "PA Department of Labor & Industry, Office of Unemployment Compensation", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "From the third week of claims: apply for 2 jobs and complete 1 work search activity each week (pa.gov eligibility page). The department's active search instructions say at least 2 applications in weeks 3 to 8 and at least 3 from week 9, plus 1 activity unless you apply for more than the required number.", "activities": [ "Job applications for positions with similar work and wages within your commuting area", "Attending a job fair", "Searching postings on PA CareerLink or internet job banks", "Creating or posting a résumé on PA CareerLink or another résumé service", "Contacting colleagues or others in your field about job leads", "Using an employment agency, registry or school placement service", "Taking a civil service or other pre-employment test", "Taking part in a PA CareerLink program or activity" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dli/documents/uc/uc-forms/worksearchrequirement.pdf", "report_how": "Keep a weekly record and provide it to the department when asked, in the way it specifies. Don't send your work search record unless it is requested; you may upload it for safekeeping in your benefits dashboard (Unemployment Services, Provide Additional Documentation, Upload a Document).", "report_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/for-claimants-workers/benefits-information/using-the-uc-system/claimant-faqs/work-search.html", "log_form.name": "Work Search Record (UC-304, REV 08-18), optional", "log_form.url": "https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dli/documents/uc/uc-forms/uc-304-s.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "person", "phone", "method", "result", "activity", "address" ], "keep_records": "Keep your record for two years from your application for benefits (AB) date.", "job_bank.name": "PA CareerLink", "job_bank.url": "https://www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register for employment search services with PA CareerLink within 30 days after you file.", "exemptions": [ "Hours reduced or laid off for economic reasons with written notice of a specific return date", "Union hiring hall members meeting the hall's referral requirements that week", "Department-approved training or Trade Act training", "Required participation in the Pennsylvania PREP program", "Work sharing under Article XIII" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/for-claimants-workers/benefits-information/benefit-guide/eligibility-information", "https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dli/documents/uc/uc-forms/worksearchrequirement.pdf", "https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dli/documents/uc/uc-forms/uc-304-s.pdf", "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/for-claimants-workers/benefits-information/using-the-uc-system/claimant-faqs/work-search.html" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-pennsylvania" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "RI", "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "agency": "RI Department of Labor and Training (DLT)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Complete 3 work search activities each week; at least 1 must be a job application to an employer with a suitable vacancy.", "report_how": "You don't send your log when you certify weekly; provide your records if you're audited.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": "https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2025-09/Work%20Search%20Log%20.pdf", "record_fields": [], "keep_records": "Keep your work search log for at least one year in case DLT reviews your claim.", "job_bank.name": "EmployRI", "job_bank.url": "https://www.employri.org/vosnet/Default.aspx", "job_bank.required": false, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "record_fields", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/unemployment-insurance/work-search-requirement" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "SC", "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "agency": "SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW)", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "At least 2 job searches each week you file a weekly certification. Only job searches made in SC Works Online Services (SCWOS) count.", "report_how": "Make your job searches in SCWOS; file your weekly certification in MyBenefits.", "report_url": "https://scuihub.dew.sc.gov/CSS/CSSLogon.htm", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)", "job_bank.url": "https://jobs.scworks.org/vosnet/Default.aspx", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "exemptions", "keep_records", "log_form", "record_fields" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.dew.sc.gov/individuals/search-work" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "SD", "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "agency": "SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Reemployment Assistance", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "At least 2 work search activities each week you request benefits.", "activities": [ "Submitting a job application online or in person", "Submitting a résumé online or in person", "Attending a job interview", "A DLR-approved reemployment services program" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/individuals/work_search_requirements.aspx", "report_how": "Give your job contact information when you file your weekly request for payment.", "report_url": "https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/individuals/file_weekly_request_for_payment.aspx", "log_form.name": "Job Search Tracking Sheet (Employer Contacts Form), optional", "log_form.url": "https://dlr.sd.gov/workforce_services/wioa/wioa_manual/workforce_form66_jobsearch.pdf", "record_fields": [ "employer", "date", "address", "phone", "position", "person", "method" ], "keep_records": "Keep a detailed record of your work applications in case your claim is selected for an audit, plus copies of confirmations of applications or résumés sent electronically. The handbook doesn't give a period.", "job_bank.name": "SDWORKS", "job_bank.url": "https://www.southdakotaworks.org", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "All claimants must register for work within 14 calendar days of filing, unless otherwise instructed; missing the deadline may result in a loss of benefits. South Dakota claimants are automatically registered with the state's online employment database.", "exemptions": [ "A definite recall date to full-time work with an employer that paid at least half your base-period wages, when weather-related seasonal factors leave no other suitable work in your occupation", "Members in good standing of a referring union", "Not working, with an employer-provided recall date to full-time work within about ten weeks" ], "week": null, "notes": "Claimants working reduced hours must still search for work. Call DLR before relying on an exemption.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/individuals/work_search_requirements.aspx", "https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/individuals/register_for_work.aspx", "https://dlr.sd.gov/ra/publications/pam247.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-south-dakota" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "TN", "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "agency": "Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development", "weekly_min": 4, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "A minimum combination of 4 job searches and/or re-employment activities each week, unless waived. Using services at an American Job Center can also meet the requirement.", "report_how": "Report your work searches on your weekly certification.", "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": null, "job_bank.name": "Jobs4TN", "job_bank.url": "https://www.jobs4tn.gov", "job_bank.required": null, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "keep_records", "log_form", "record_fields", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://lwdsupport.tn.gov/hc/en-us/articles/26108509364371-Weekly-Work-Search-Requirements" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "TX", "jurisdiction": "Texas", "agency": "Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)", "weekly_min": 1, "weekly_max": 5, "weekly_text": "Your local Workforce Development Board sets the minimum, from 1 to 5 a week depending on your county (5 in Harris, Dallas, Travis and Bexar counties in November 2026). TWC sends you a letter with your number; rely on the letter over the county list.", "activities": [ "Registering on WorkInTexas.com", "Searching jobs on WorkInTexas.com and using its Virtual Recruiter", "Following up on job leads from WorkInTexas.com or Workforce Solutions staff", "In-person visits, completing a job application or interviewing with employers", "Creating a reemployment plan", "Creating or uploading a résumé to online job boards", "Job clubs, job fairs and other work-related networking events", "Searching the U.S. National Labor Exchange", "Using Workforce Solutions reemployment services" ], "not_counted": [], "activities_url": "https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/unemployment-benefits/work-search-requirements", "report_how": "Keep a work search log and provide it when TWC asks, by the address or fax TWC gives you or through the secure UI Submission Portal.", "report_url": "https://mft.twc.texas.gov/form/UIsubmissionENG", "log_form.name": "TWC work search log", "log_form.url": "https://www.twc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/ui/docs/work-search-log-twc.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "position", "employer", "address", "phone", "person", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep all your work search logs for your entire benefit year, or for as long as you receive benefits, whichever is longer.", "job_bank.name": "WorkInTexas.com", "job_bank.url": "https://www.workintexas.com/vosnet/Default.aspx", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "Register within three business days of applying for benefits. If you live outside Texas and don't commute from a bordering state, register with the American Job Center where you live.", "exemptions": [ "Temporary layoff with a definite return-to-work date", "Membership in good standing in a union with a non-discriminatory hiring hall", "A TWC-approved training program that includes a work search exemption", "Trade Act training", "A Shared Work program" ], "week": null, "notes": "Exemptions must be approved by the UI Division, which tells you in writing. TWC publishes the county-by-county list (linked below), but says to rely on your letter.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/unemployment-benefits/work-search-requirements", "https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/unemployment-benefits/required-number-work-search-activities-county" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-texas" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "UT", "jurisdiction": "Utah", "agency": "Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS)", "weekly_min": 4, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "Make at least 4 new full-time job contacts each week (an employer you haven't contacted before, or a newly listed opening), unless a Workforce Services representative tells you otherwise. Seek full-time work even if you work part time or attend school.", "report_how": "Report your contacts on your weekly claim at jobs.utah.gov (Sign In, my Unemployment, File Weekly Claim).", "report_url": "https://jobs.utah.gov", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "job_id", "address", "phone", "person", "position", "method", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep all email confirmations from employers during the time you file.", "job_bank.name": "jobs.utah.gov work registration", "job_bank.url": "https://jobs.utah.gov", "job_bank.required": true, "week": "Sunday through Saturday", "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/jobseeker/claimguide.html" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "VT", "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "agency": "Vermont Department of Labor", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Three job contacts (or activities) each week.", "activities": [ "Submitting an application for a job you're reasonably qualified for (online, by mail or a mailed résumé)", "Asking your former employer whether they can bring you back (once in any 5-week period)", "Contacting an employer in person or by email with a formal request for hire", "Part-time work (each part-time job counts as one contact)" ], "not_counted": [ "Contacting an employer by phone", "Browsing online job boards such as Vermont JobLink", "Posting a résumé", "Reapplying to the same job within five weeks" ], "activities_url": "https://labor.vermont.gov/node/3631", "report_how": "Report your job contacts when you submit your weekly claim online in the Online Claimant Portal.", "report_url": "https://claimantportal.labor.vermont.gov/", "log_form.name": "Work Search Report (B-82, 07/17)", "log_form.url": "https://labor.vermont.gov/src/sites/labor/files/doc_library/Work%20Search%20Tracking%20Sheet_fillable.pdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "person", "phone", "position", "method", "result", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep a record of your work search activities and any supporting documentation, such as confirmation pages and emails.", "job_bank.name": "Vermont JobLink", "job_bank.url": "https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobseeker/registrations/new", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "An active job seeker account in Vermont JobLink is required for all UI claimants.", "exemptions": [ "A verified return-to-work date within 10 weeks of filing your initial claim", "Enrolled in a qualified training or education program" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://labor.vermont.gov/unemployment-insurance/work-search", "https://labor.vermont.gov/src/sites/labor/files/doc_library/Work%20Search%20Tracking%20Sheet_fillable.pdf", "https://labor.vermont.gov/node/569", "https://labor.vermont.gov/node/3631" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-vermont" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "VA", "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "agency": "Virginia Employment Commission (VEC)", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "At least 2 job searches or contacts for work each week, within the week claimed, unless VEC advises otherwise.", "report_how": "Online weekly filers submit their contacts with each weekly claim in the Virginia Unemployment Insurance System. Phone filers give basic information by phone and send detailed contacts every four weeks on the Work Search Record form.", "report_url": "https://uidirect.vec.virginia.gov/CSS/CSSLogon.htm", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "phone", "person", "position", "result" ], "keep_records": "Keep your work search records for at least one year after your benefit year begin date.", "job_bank.name": "Virginia Workforce Connection", "job_bank.url": "https://virginiaworks.gov/how-to-register-for-the-virginia-workforce-connection/", "job_bank.required": null, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://www.vec.virginia.gov/your-unemployment-benefit-rights-and-responsibilities" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WA", "jurisdiction": "Washington", "agency": "Washington Employment Security Department (ESD)", "weekly_min": 3, "weekly_max": 3, "weekly_text": "Complete 3 job search activities each week you claim. Survivors of domestic violence or stalking who left work for that reason need only 1.", "activities": [ "Employer contacts online, by email, mail, phone, fax, kiosk, or in-person or virtual meetings (take every step needed to apply)", "WorkSource online activities: setting up an account, uploading a searchable résumé, virtual workshops, the career profile tool, RESEA appointments", "In-person WorkSource workshops, specialist or coach meetings, and job fairs where you contact at least one employer", "Job search websites, online assessments, educational videos, certain courses, app-based work platforms, WIOA or vocational rehabilitation programs" ], "not_counted": [ "Repeating the exact same activity" ], "activities_url": "https://esd.wa.gov/get-financial-help/unemployment-benefits/weekly-unemployment-claims/job-search-requirements", "report_how": "Keep a detailed record of your 3 activities for each claim week in ESD's job search log or any format with the same details, and give it to ESD when asked; ESD may request it at any time. File your weekly claim in eServices (or by phone at 800-318-6022).", "report_url": "https://secure.esd.wa.gov/home/", "log_form.name": "ESD job search log", "log_form.url": "https://esd.wa.gov/media/pdf/1045/esd-job-search-log-251110-accessiblepdf", "record_fields": [ "date", "activity", "employer", "address", "method", "person", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep your log for at least 30 days after the end of your benefit year, or 30 days after you stop receiving benefits, whichever is later. ESD may ask for it at any time, even after you stop claiming.", "job_bank.name": "WorkSource", "job_bank.url": "https://secure.esd.wa.gov/home/WorkSourceWA/Seeker/Account/Login?status=0&language=en", "job_bank.required": true, "job_bank.note": "If you live in Washington, sign up with a WorkSource employment center; outside Washington, sign up with your local employment center.", "exemptions": [ "Partial unemployment, an approved electrical apprenticeship, or a strike, lockout or labor dispute (ESD may waive)", "SharedWork, standby during a temporary layoff or furlough, SEAP, approved training, or the classroom portion of mandatory apprentice training", "Full-referral union members don't need to seek work outside the union" ], "week": null, "notes": "Report any vacation or break from your work search when you file your weekly claim.", "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://esd.wa.gov/get-financial-help/unemployment-benefits/weekly-unemployment-claims/job-search-requirements", "https://esd.wa.gov/media/pdf/3556/1pg-job-search-requirements-250508pdf", "https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment/weekly-claim-questions" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-washington" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WV", "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "agency": "WorkForce West Virginia", "weekly_min": 4, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "At least 4 work search activities each week.", "report_how": "Keep documentation and proof of your four activities each week, and submit it to WorkForce West Virginia when asked. Weekly certifications are due by Friday at 5:00 p.m. for the previous benefit week.", "report_url": "https://uc.workforcewv.org/", "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "address", "phone" ], "keep_records": "Document and keep proof of your four work search activities each week.", "job_bank.name": "Job service in your state of residence", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "log_form" ], "source_urls": [ "https://workforcewv.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Benefit-Rights-Information-12.25.pdf" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WI", "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "agency": "Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD)", "weekly_min": 4, "weekly_max": 4, "weekly_text": "At least 4 work search actions each week; more are encouraged.", "activities": [ "Mandatory Job Center of Wisconsin registration or re-employment services", "Submitting a résumé or application to an employer with openings", "Applying for a civil service position", "Non-mandatory Job Center of Wisconsin re-employment services", "First-time registration with a placement facility, staffing agency or recruiter", "First-time posting of a résumé on an employment website", "Meeting with a career counselor", "A job interview", "A professional networking group or event", "Creating a professional networking profile", "Using mySkills myFuture" ], "not_counted": [ "Viewing job leads without applying", "Contacting an employer only to learn there are no openings", "Reapplying to the same employer within 4 weeks without a new job", "Reposting the same résumé unless applying for a specific job" ], "activities_url": "https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/worksearch-requirements.htm", "report_how": "Use the Weekly Work Search Entry Form at my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov (My UI Home, Enter Work Search); entries are added to your weekly claim when you file it.", "report_url": "https://my.unemployment.wisconsin.gov", "log_form.name": "Sample work search log (UCB-12-E)", "log_form.url": "https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/forms/ui/ucb-12-e.htm", "record_fields": [ "date", "employer", "phone", "person", "title", "proof" ], "keep_records": "Keep proof of your work search actions for one year; UI conducts work search audits.", "job_bank.name": "Job Center of Wisconsin (JCW)", "job_bank.url": null, "job_bank.required": null, "job_bank.note": "DWD says you must register with Job Center of Wisconsin only if you are notified that you need to, and then within 14 days of filing your initial claim application; you are told when you complete your initial claim.", "exemptions": [ "Laid off with a reasonable expectation of returning to your employer within 8 weeks (12 with employer verification)", "A new job starting within 4 weeks, verified by DWD", "Union referral members on a DWD-approved union's out-of-work list", "Jury duty", "Department-approved training", "Working 32 or more hours that week", "Working for an employer you work for on more than a temporary basis" ], "week": null, "notes": null, "unconfirmed": [], "source_urls": [ "https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/worksearch-requirements.htm", "https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/ui/worksearch" ], "source_kinds": [ "official", "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-wisconsin" }, { "jurisdiction_code": "WY", "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "agency": "Wyoming Department of Workforce Services", "weekly_min": 2, "weekly_max": 2, "weekly_text": "A minimum of 2 work searches each week to keep receiving UI benefits.", "report_how": null, "report_url": null, "log_form.url": null, "record_fields": [], "keep_records": "Keep records of your job contacts. The page doesn't say for how long.", "job_bank.name": "HireWYO", "job_bank.url": "http://hirewyo.com", "job_bank.required": true, "week": null, "unconfirmed": [ "activities", "log_form", "record_fields", "report_how", "report_url" ], "source_urls": [ "https://dws.wyo.gov/job-searches-required-for-unemployment-insurance/" ], "source_kinds": [ "official" ], "checked": "2026-11", "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/unemployment-work-search-requirements-by-state" } ] }