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

Who it is for

People claiming unemployment in South Dakota who need to keep a weekly work search record for SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Reemployment Assistance, and family members helping them stay organized.

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than South Dakota, 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 South Dakota work search data file, checked November 2026 against 1 official page: SD DLR: RA benefits, work search requirements.
• 4 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

• South Dakota weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Reemployment Assistance asks for (Employer or organization, Date, Address, website or email, Phone, Job title or type of work, Person contacted, How you made contact), a weekly summary that counts your activities against South Dakota's 2 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: South Dakota filing and work search steps. The 7 facts SD Department of Labor and Regulation, Reemployment Assistance's pages confirm, each with its source and check date, and 4 marked "Not confirmed — check": official list of activities, how long to keep records, job bank registration, how the week is counted. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: At least 2 work search activities each week you request benefits. How to report: Give your job contact information when you file your weekly request for payment. Activities South Dakota counts: submitting a job application online or in person; submitting a résumé online or in person; attending a job interview; A DLR-approved reemployment services program. Who may not have to search, per the agency: A definite recall date to full-time work with an employer that paid at least half your base-period wages, when weather-related seasonal factors leave no other suitable work in your occupation; members in good standing of a referring union; not working, with an employer-provided recall date to full-time work within about ten weeks.
• 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 South Dakota's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with South Dakota's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.