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

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in Michigan who need to keep a weekly work search record for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA), and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Michigan, 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 Michigan work search data file, checked November 2026 against 1 official page: Michigan UIA: Work search information.
• 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

• Michigan weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) asks for (Date, Activity, Employer or organization, Address, website or email, How you made contact), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Michigan's 3 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Michigan filing and work search steps. The 11 facts Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)'s pages confirm, each with its source and check date. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: Report at least 3 unique work search activities for each week you claim benefits. How to report: Give your work search details for each week when you certify, in MiWAM any day of your certification week or by phone on your scheduled day. Activities Michigan counts: applying for jobs in person or online; attending job fairs; online job search workshops or seminars; checking resources at employment offices; checking job listings at Michigan Works!; creating a profile or résumé on a job site such as MiTalent.org. Records: Keep a written record of your weekly work search activities and save all confirmation emails or documentation. Job bank: Michigan Works! (registration required). Who may not have to search, per the agency: A Registering and Seeking Work (RSW) waiver; temporary layoff when you're expected back full time within 45 days and your employer requests it; short-term layoff when you expect to return within 15 days of the layoff; A training waiver (apply through Michigan Works!); A Job Attached Waiver waives only registration; you must still search and report.
• 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 Michigan's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Michigan's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.