Unemployment work search requirements by state

Unemployment work search requirements by state

Sort by any column with its heading button. "Keep records" shows whether the page says how long or how to keep your log. On a phone, swipe the table sideways.

New Jersey links to our New Jersey work search log guide. New Hampshire and New Mexico aren't listed yet: their agency pages wouldn't open for us in November 2026, so we had nothing official to show.

Build a weekly log for your state

The weekly work search log builder picks up your state's number and its own list of what to record, and prints a log for one Sunday-to-Saturday week. You can also download it as a spreadsheet.

How to read the table

"Required a week" is the minimum the state's page names. A range means the number depends on something: your county in Texas and Florida, your labor market area in Arkansas, your distance from a job center in Alaska, how long you've claimed in Pennsylvania, or a recommendation rather than a fixed rule in Colorado. "Reporting" links to where the state says you enter or send your search. The job bank column names the state site where registration is required or offered.

States also limit what counts. Utah wants new employers each week, Vermont doesn't count phone calls, South Carolina counts only searches in its own job system, and several states say how many of the activities must be applications. The state pages spell those out where the official page did.

General information checked against each state's unemployment agency pages, as dated in the table. It's an organizer, not legal or benefits advice: the state agency decides whether your search meets its rules, and your own notices from it come first. MCC Solutions isn't affiliated with any state agency. The log builder runs in your browser; nothing you enter is sent or saved.

Common questions

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