Alaska Unemployment Checklist: Weekly Work Search Rules, Excel Log and Documents to Gather

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in Alaska who need to keep a weekly work search record for Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Alaska, or you need help with a denied claim or an appeal: this organizes the weekly work search record and doesn't advise on eligibility.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Alaska work search data file, checked November 2026 against 2 official pages: Alaska DOLWD: UI work search requirements; Alaska DOLWD: Work search (dol.alaska.gov).
• 4 items the official pages didn't state are left out and put on the kit's look-up list with the agency's page, never guessed.
• The Excel summary flags any week with fewer than 1 logged activities, recalculating with zero formula errors.

What is inside

• Alaska weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development asks for (Date, Employer or organization, How you made contact, Address, website or email, Phone), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Alaska's 1 to 2 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Alaska filing and work search steps. The 6 facts Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development's pages confirm, each with its source and check date, and a short look-up list of 4 points to check on the agency's page: how to report your work search, where to report, how long to keep records, who may not have to search. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: 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. Activities Alaska counts: contacting an employer or hiring authority; reviewing an employer's job postings or website; visiting a job center for reemployment services or a career workshop; attending a job interview; similar high-engagement activity. Job bank: AlaskaJobs.
• Documents to gather. A checklist of the papers a claim usually asks for (IDs, employer names and dates, pay records, separation papers), with space for anything Alaska's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Alaska's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.