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

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in Missouri who need to keep a weekly work search record for Missouri Division of Employment Security, and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Missouri, 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 Missouri work search data file, checked November 2026 against 3 official pages: Missouri DOLIR: Do I need to search for work?; Missouri DES: Information for Workers, What You Need to Know About Unemployment Insurance (MODES-INF-170); Missouri DES: Work Search Record, MODES-4736 (03-18).
• 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

• Missouri weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Missouri Division of Employment Security asks for (Date, Employer or organization, Address, website or email, Phone, How you made contact, Person contacted, Their title, Job title or type of work, Result), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Missouri's 3 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Missouri filing and work search steps. The 10 facts Missouri Division of Employment Security's pages confirm, each with its source and check date. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: At least 3 work search activities each week, unless the Division directs otherwise. How to report: 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. Activities Missouri counts: 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. 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: MoJobs (jobs.mo.gov). Who may not have to search, per the agency: approved training; A definite recall date from your employer; taking part in a Shared Work Program.
• 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 Missouri's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Missouri's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.