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

Who it is for

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

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Oregon, 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 Oregon work search data file, checked November 2026 against 4 official pages: Oregon Employment Department: Weekly claims; Oregon Employment Department: Weekly Claim Request for Regular Unemployment Insurance (Form 127, 0125); Or. Admin. R. 471-030-0036, Eligibility factors (Cornell LII, last amended March 2022).
• Every item in the checklist is confirmed on an official page and linked to it.
• The Excel summary flags any week with fewer than 5 logged activities, recalculating with zero formula errors.

What is inside

• Oregon weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Oregon Employment Department asks for (Employer or organization, Job title or type of work, Address, website or email, Date, How you made contact, Result), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Oregon's 5 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Oregon filing and work search steps. The 10 facts Oregon Employment Department's pages confirm, each with its source and check date. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: At least 5 work-search activities a week; at least 2 must be direct contacts with employers. How to report: When you file your weekly claim in Frances Online or by phone, you're asked about your direct employer contacts. Activities Oregon counts: 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. 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: WorkSource Oregon. Who may not have to search, per the agency: 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.
• 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 Oregon's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Oregon's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.