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

Who it is for

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

Not the right fit if

You claim unemployment in a state other than Utah, 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 Utah work search data file, checked November 2026 against 1 official page: Utah DWS: UI Claimant Guide.
• 3 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 4 logged activities, recalculating with zero formula errors.

What is inside

• Utah weekly work search log (Excel). A log with the columns Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) asks for (Date, Employer or organization, Job or reference number, Address, website or email, Phone, Person contacted, Job title or type of work, How you made contact, Result), a weekly summary that counts your activities against Utah's 4 per week and a documents checklist.
• Start here: Utah filing and work search steps. The 8 facts Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS)'s pages confirm, each with its source and check date, and 3 marked "Not confirmed — check": official list of activities, official log form, who may not have to search. The weekly requirement, in the agency's words: Make at least 4 new full-time job contacts each week (an employer you haven't contacted before, or a newly listed opening), unless a Workforce Services representative tells you otherwise. Seek full-time work even if you work part time or attend school. How to report: Report your contacts on your weekly claim at jobs.utah.gov (Sign In, my Unemployment, File Weekly Claim). Activities Utah counts: sending a résumé or application to an employer you haven't contacted before; applying to a newly listed opening at an employer you contacted before. Records: Keep all email confirmations from employers during the time you file. Job bank: jobs.utah.gov work registration (registration required).
• 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 Utah's application adds.
• Printable weekly work search log. A paper version of the log with Utah's columns, one week per page, for claimants who prefer to write it down.