--- title: "New York Unemployment Checklist and Work Search Log | MCC" description: "New York unemployment checklist: at least 3 work search activities each week; more are encouraged; job bank: JobZone. Excel work search log and documents list." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/new-york-unemployment-checklist" --- Document pack # New York Unemployment Checklist: Weekly Work Search Rules, Excel Log and Documents to Gather New York's weekly work search rules from New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)'s own pages, in one checklist: at least 3 work search activities each week; more are encouraged; report: keep an online Work Search Record in JobZone (linked when you claim weekly) or a written one on Form WS5, with supporting documents; records: if you keep a paper Work Search Record, keep copies for one year. JobZone stores online records automatically. **$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 New York who need to keep a weekly work search record for New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), and family members helping them stay organized. Not the right fit if You claim unemployment in a state other than New York, 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 New York work search data file, checked November 2026 against 2 official pages: NYSDOL: Work search frequently asked questions; NYSDOL: Work Search Record (WS 5, 01/26). - 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 - **New York weekly work search log (Excel).** A log with the columns New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) asks for (Date, Job title or type of work, Employer or organization, Person contacted, Their title, How you made contact, Address, website or email, Phone, Result, Activity), a weekly summary that counts your activities against New York's 3 per week and a documents checklist. - **Start here: New York filing and work search steps.** The 10 facts New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)'s pages confirm, each with its source and check date. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: At least 3 work search activities each week; more are encouraged. How to report: Keep an online Work Search Record in JobZone (linked when you claim weekly) or a written one on Form WS5, with supporting documents. Activities New York counts: career Center or virtual career center services (advisor meetings, skills assessments, workshops); submitting job applications or résumés to employers who may have openings; job fairs, networking meetings or employment-related workshops; interviewing with potential employers; taking job-related or civil service tests; registering with private employment agencies, unions or school placement offices; using online tools, social media or business directories to find jobs; any other reasonable activity that may help you find work. Records: If you keep a paper Work Search Record, keep copies for one year. JobZone stores online records automatically. Job bank: JobZone. Who may not have to search, per the agency: temporary or seasonal layoff with a written return-to-work date up to eight consecutive weeks away; union members who must get work through the union; department-approved training, including Labor Law section 599 programs; jury service; an approved Shared Work or Self Employment Assistance Program; accepting a bona fide job offer starting within a reasonable time. - **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 New York's application adds. - **Printable weekly work search log.** A paper version of the log with New York'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 NY Filing and Work Search (New York Unemployment Checklist)](/img/toolkits/new-york-unemployment-checklist/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/new-york-unemployment-checklist/doc-1.webp) First page of Start Here NY Filing and Work Search [![Page 1 of the Documents to Gather Checklist (New York Unemployment Checklist)](/img/toolkits/new-york-unemployment-checklist/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/new-york-unemployment-checklist/doc-2.webp) First page of Documents to Gather Checklist Get it ## New York 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=new-york-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. New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) 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** New York 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 New York and three Word documents with matching PDFs: a start-here checklist of New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)'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 New York require each week?** At least 3 work search activities each week; more are encouraged. That is in the data file we checked November 2026 against New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)'s own pages; your notices from the agency come first. **How do I report my work search in New York?** Keep an online Work Search Record in JobZone (linked when you claim weekly) or a written one on Form WS5, with supporting documents. The agency's page: https://www.jobzone.ny.gov/. **What if the agency's pages don't say something?** Anything New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)'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: official list of activities, what to record for each activity, job bank registration, how the week is counted. **Is this legal or benefits advice?** No. It's general information and an organizer. New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) 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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