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

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in Delaware who need to keep a weekly work search record for Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance, and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Delaware, 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 Delaware work search data file, checked November 2026 against 1 official page: Delaware DOL: Work search frequently asked questions.
• 2 items the official pages didn't state are printed as "Not confirmed — check" with the agency's page, never guessed.
• The Excel summary flags any week with fewer than 1 logged activities, recalculating with zero formula errors.

What is inside

• Delaware weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance asks for (Employer or organization, Address, website or email, Phone, Person contacted, Their title, Job title or type of work, Result), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Delaware's 1 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Delaware filing and work search steps. The 9 facts Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance's pages confirm, each with its source and check date, and 2 marked "Not confirmed — check": official list of activities, how the week is counted. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: One unique work search activity a week, with at least one new work search contact each week. How to report: Give your work search information when you claim weekly benefits through Web-Benefits or Tele-Benefits, and complete the Work Search Log (in the UI Claimant Handbook) each week. Activities Delaware counts: applying for a job you're reasonably qualified for; interviewing for a job you're reasonably qualified for; taking a required exam as part of an application; reemployment services; state-sponsored or professional job-related education. Records: Keep verifiable information about each activity you complete. Job bank: Delaware JobLink (registration required). Who may not have to search, per the agency: A confirmed recall date from your employer; active union hall members seeking work through the hall; workers attached to a job through a seasonal or periodic layoff and rehire pattern over three years; medical quarantine, for that period (being in a high-risk category isn't an exemption).
• 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 Delaware's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Delaware's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.