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How many job searches do you need for unemployment in Delaware?

What counts as a work search in Delaware

• Applying for a job you are reasonably qualified for, including online (list the site you used, like Indeed)
• Interviewing for a job
• Taking an exam that is part of a job application
• Taking part in reemployment services at a workforce center
• Job-related education or skills training
• Applying for a specific job through a temp agency

What doesn’t count

• Only going back to an employer you already contacted (you still need 1 new contact each week)
• Calling a temp agency back about the same job you already listed
• Only being registered with the job service

Same employer twice? You may go back to an employer you contacted before, but each week you also need at least 1 new contact for a unique job.

More on this in what counts as a work search contact.

How to report your job contacts

When you request weekly benefits on WebBenefits or TeleBenefits, you give the employer's name, address, type of work, result and date of your contact. You must also fill in the Work Search Log every week and send it to the local office if asked. If you leave out work search information, you get a reminder letter with a deadline to send it.

When: Request benefits each week after the week ends. Most people file on Sunday for the week before. Requests made by 10:30 a.m. Monday to Friday are usually processed the same day.

Where: WebBenefits (online) or TeleBenefits (phone).

When the search starts: Every week you claim, starting with the first week after you open your claim.

Keep a work search log

DOL’s form is the Work Search Log (in the UI Claimant Handbook). It asks for: date (month/day/year), employer name, address, phone number, email address, website, how contacted (in person, phone/fax, email, website), person contacted and title, type of work sought, results (hired, pending, not hiring), application or resume submitted (yes/no), email or confirmation number.

The free myjobcontacts app keeps the same details and prints them in the same columns as DOL’s form. Prefer paper? Use the free printable work search log.

Who doesn’t have to search

• The Division tells you that you are not required to register or search for work (the handbook calls these exemptions rare)

See work search exemptions for how these work in other states.

Reviews, audits and RESEA

The Division reviews work search logs from time to time and may audit them at any time. In a RESEA meeting, staff check the contacts on your log.

RESEA: If you are picked for RESEA, you get a letter to report for an appointment. Staff help with your job search and check the contacts on your work search log. If you miss more than one appointment, you must complete 10 hours of class time to reschedule, and you can be denied benefits for missed appointments.

What to expect: unemployment work search audits.

If you miss your number

If you do not make at least 1 new contact in a week, you are not eligible for that week, and future payments may be delayed while that week is reviewed. If you ignore a reminder letter about missing work search information, you lose that week.

Sign up with the job bank

Register with the Division of Employment and Training through Delaware JobLink within 3 business days of filing your claim. Keep the registration active, and update your resume there at least once every 90 days. Delaware JobLink.

Questions people in Delaware ask

How many job searches are required for unemployment in Delaware?

You must make at least 1 new work search contact each week. You give its details when you request your weekly benefits, and you also keep it on the Work Search Log in the back of the claimant handbook.

What counts as a work search in Delaware?

Applying for a job you are reasonably qualified for, including online (list the site you used, like Indeed); Interviewing for a job; Taking an exam that is part of a job application; Taking part in reemployment services at a workforce center, and 2 more on the list above. Check your notice for anything your state added for you.

Do I have to keep a work search log in Delaware?

When you request weekly benefits on WebBenefits or TeleBenefits, you give the employer's name, address, type of work, result and date of your contact. You must also fill in the Work Search Log every week and send it to the local office if asked. If you leave out work search information, you get a reminder letter with a deadline to send it.

What happens if I don’t do enough job searches in Delaware?

If you do not make at least 1 new contact in a week, you are not eligible for that week, and future payments may be delayed while that week is reviewed. If you ignore a reminder letter about missing work search information, you lose that week.

Who doesn’t have to look for work in Delaware?

The Division tells you that you are not required to register or search for work (the handbook calls these exemptions rare). Your notice will say if this applies to you.

Does Delaware check or audit work search records?

The Division reviews work search logs from time to time and may audit them at any time. In a RESEA meeting, staff check the contacts on your log.

Checked against DOL’s own pages and rules on November 6, 2026. We could not confirm who doesn’t have to search, how long to keep your records, the union rule on an official page, so check your notice for those.

Sources

• Delaware DOL - Work Search FAQs
• Delaware UI Claimant Handbook (rev. April 2020)
• Delaware DOL - Claimant Services
• Delaware DOL launches Modernization 2.0 (Sept 30, 2025)

Work search rules in every state

myjobcontacts is not a government website and this is not legal advice. Rules change, and your own claim notice or letter is what counts. If something here doesn’t match what your state told you, follow your state.