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

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in Indiana who need to keep a weekly work search record for Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Indiana, 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 Indiana work search data file, checked November 2026 against 1 official page: Indiana DWD: Work search.
• 5 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 2 logged activities, recalculating with zero formula errors.

What is inside

• Indiana weekly work search log (Excel). A log with general columns (Date, Activity, Employer or organization, Address, website or email, How you made contact, Result), since the official pages we checked didn't list required fields, a weekly summary that counts your activities against Indiana's 2 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Indiana filing and work search steps. The 6 facts Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD)'s pages confirm, each with its source and check date, and 5 marked "Not confirmed — check": official list of activities, how to report your work search, where to report, what to record for each activity, how the week is counted. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: Complete 2 work search activities each week. Activities Indiana counts: creating a résumé or cover letter; attending a job fair or networking event; submitting a job application to an employer that has, or expects to have, openings; interviewing for a job; job shadowing; attending WorkOne (RESEA) orientation or a WorkOne workshop; searching for jobs online (Indiana Career Connect, Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster and others); completing an online workshop; registering for work with Indiana Career Connect. Records: Save all confirmation emails or documentation for six months after the work search activity, and keep a written record of your weekly activities. Job bank: Indiana Career Connect. Who may not have to search, per the agency: enrolled in training approved by DWD; A job-attached worker with a specific recall date no more than 60 days from separation; A member in good standing of a DWD-authorized union hiring hall.
• 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 Indiana's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.