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

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in Connecticut who need to keep a weekly work search record for Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL), and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Connecticut, 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 Connecticut work search data file, checked November 2026 against 3 official pages: CTDOL: Work search; CTDOL: Frequently asked questions about the work search requirement; CTDOL: Unemployment Insurance Work Search Record, UI-230 (Rev. 03/2025).
• Every item in the checklist is confirmed on an official page and linked to it.
• The Excel summary flags any week with fewer than 3 logged activities, recalculating with zero formula errors.

What is inside

• Connecticut weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) asks for (Date, Employer or organization, Address, website or email, Phone, Person contacted, Job or reference number, Job title or type of work, How you made contact, Result, Proof kept), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Connecticut's 3 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Connecticut filing and work search steps. The 10 facts Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)'s pages confirm, each with its source and check date. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: At least 3 work search activities every week: at least 1 direct employer contact plus 2 other activities. How to report: Report your work search activities online with your weekly certification (Weekly Filing at filectui.com). Activities Connecticut counts: A direct employer contact: communicating directly with an employer to find a full-time job (required at least once a week); other activities from CTDOL's chart of acceptable work search activities. 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: CTHires. Who may not have to search, per the agency: CTDOL may approve limiting your search to part-time work for a documented medical condition; you'll return to work with your last employer within 13 weeks; A new job starts within 13 weeks; union members search through the union hall; taking part in a CTDOL-approved shared work program; jury duty.
• 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 Connecticut's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Connecticut's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.