--- title: "Connecticut Unemployment Checklist and Work Search Log | MCC" description: "Connecticut unemployment checklist: job bank: CTHires. Excel work search log and documents list." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/connecticut-unemployment-checklist" --- Document pack # Connecticut Unemployment Checklist: Weekly Work Search Rules, Excel Log and Documents to Gather Connecticut's weekly work search rules from Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)'s own pages, in one checklist: at least 3 work search activities every week: at least 1 direct employer contact plus 2 other activities; report: report your work search activities online with your weekly certification (Weekly Filing at filectui.com); 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. **$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 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. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Start Here CT Filing and Work Search (Connecticut Unemployment Checklist)](/img/toolkits/connecticut-unemployment-checklist/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/connecticut-unemployment-checklist/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here CT Filing and Work Search [![Page 1 of the Documents to Gather Checklist (Connecticut Unemployment Checklist)](/img/toolkits/connecticut-unemployment-checklist/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/connecticut-unemployment-checklist/doc-2.webp) First page of Documents to Gather Checklist Get it ## Connecticut 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=connecticut-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. Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) 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** Connecticut 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 Connecticut and three Word documents with matching PDFs: a start-here checklist of Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)'s work search rules, a documents-to-gather checklist and a printable weekly log. You get a download link by email after payment. **How many work search activities does Connecticut require each week?** At least 3 work search activities every week: at least 1 direct employer contact plus 2 other activities. That is in the data file we checked November 2026 against Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)'s own pages; your notices from the agency come first. **How do I report my work search in Connecticut?** Report your work search activities online with your weekly certification (Weekly Filing at filectui.com). The agency's page: https://www.filectui.com. **What if the agency's pages don't say something?** Anything Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL)'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: how the week is counted. **Is this legal or benefits advice?** No. It's general information and an organizer. Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) 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. It tells you when a rec does not tie, which variances still need an answer, and when the period is ready to lock. $19](/toolkits/month-end-close-workbook)[### Sales-Channel Profit Tracker Which channel makes you money, and which one only looks busy? 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