--- title: "California Unemployment Checklist and Work Search Log | MCC" description: "California unemployment checklist: job bank: CalJOBS. Excel work search log and documents list." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/california-unemployment-checklist" --- Document pack # California Unemployment Checklist: Weekly Work Search Rules, Excel Log and Documents to Gather California's weekly work search rules from Employment Development Department (EDD)'s own pages, in one checklist: report: 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; 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: CalJOBS. **$15** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $15 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for People claiming unemployment in California who need to keep a weekly work search record for Employment Development Department (EDD), and family members helping them stay organized. Not the right fit if You claim unemployment in a state other than California, 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 California work search data file, checked November 2026 against 3 official pages: EDD: Unemployment eligibility requirements; EDD: Job seekers, returning to work; EDD: Work Search Requirement for Unemployment Benefits (fact sheet: prepare for a job search, expand your network, apply for suitable work, participate in training). - Every item in the checklist is confirmed on an official page and linked to it. - The Excel summary counts your activities each week, recalculating with zero formula errors. What is inside - **California weekly work search log (Excel).** A log with the columns Employment Development Department (EDD) asks for (Date, Employer or organization), a weekly summary that counts your activities and a documents checklist. - **Start here: California filing and work search steps.** The 8 facts Employment Development Department (EDD)'s pages confirm, each with its source and check date. How to report: 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. Activities California counts: preparing, such as creating a CalJOBS account and uploading your résumé; networking; applying for jobs with employers who are likely to have openings; permissible training. 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: CalJOBS (registration required). Who may not have to search, per the agency: A job offer for work that will begin soon; A temporary layoff with a return to work within 30 days; state-approved training; an employer's Work Sharing 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 California's application adds. - **Printable weekly work search log.** A paper version of the log with California's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here CA Filing and Work Search (California Unemployment Checklist)](/img/toolkits/california-unemployment-checklist/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/california-unemployment-checklist/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here CA Filing and Work Search [![Page 1 of the Documents to Gather Checklist (California Unemployment Checklist)](/img/toolkits/california-unemployment-checklist/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/california-unemployment-checklist/doc-2.webp) First page of Documents to Gather Checklist Get it ## California Unemployment Checklist Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=california-unemployment-checklist) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information, not legal or benefits advice. Employment Development Department (EDD) decides whether your work search meets its rules, and your own notices from it come first. MCC Solutions isn't affiliated with any state agency. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$15 one time** California Unemployment Checklist. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What's in the download?** An Excel weekly work search log for California and three Word documents with matching PDFs: a start-here checklist of Employment Development Department (EDD)'s work search rules, a documents-to-gather checklist and a printable weekly log. You get a download link by email after payment. **How do I report my work search in California?** 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. The agency's page: https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/understanding_the_continued_claim_certification_questions/. **What if the agency's pages don't say something?** Anything Employment Development Department (EDD)'s pages didn't state when we checked is left out of the kit's facts and put on a short "Look up before you file" list, with the agency's page to check, never guessed. In this kit that is: weekly number of work search activities, official list of activities, official log form, how the week is counted. **Is this legal or benefits advice?** No. It's general information and an organizer. Employment Development Department (EDD) decides whether your work search meets its rules. MCC Solutions isn't affiliated with any state agency. Also from MCC Solutions [### Month-End Close Workbook A real month-end close in one Excel file. 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