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

What counts as a work search in Utah

• Applying for a full-time job with a new employer (online, in person, by email or other ways)
• Submitting a resume or application through a company or job website
• Applying for a different position at the same company, if you write down each job separately

What doesn’t count

• Just looking at an employer's website without submitting a resume or application
• Contacts made outside the Sunday-to-Saturday week you are claiming
• Repeat contacts that are not new (the rule is 4 new contacts each week)

Same employer twice? Applying to different positions at the same company can count as separate contacts if you write down each job (title and job number).

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

How to report your job contacts

When you file your weekly claim, you answer whether you made 4 new full-time employer contacts, and you must give the employer information for each one. You can also add job contacts in your my Unemployment account. Keep a detailed record of every contact, plus email confirmations, because DWS may audit you.

When: File each week on Sunday or as soon as you can after the Saturday the week ends. If you don't file within 27 days of the Saturday of the last week you filed, your claim closes.

Where: my Unemployment (jobs.utah.gov).

When the search starts: From the first week of your claim and every week after that.

Keep a work search log

Keep a detailed record of your contacts and all employer email confirmations for as long as you file for benefits. DWS’s form is the Job Search Record (in the back of the Claimant Guide). It asks for: date, company name, company contact information (address, phone, email, website), position title (with job id # if available), method of contact (name of person you spoke to, email, etc.), results of contact (waiting, not hiring, hired).

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

Who doesn’t have to search

• A Workforce Services representative tells you that you don't have to look for work (check your notices)

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

Reviews, audits and RESEA

Claims are picked at random for audits every week. Auditors can check your work search, and DWS may call the employers you listed to verify your contacts. You may also get an online eligibility review that asks for your list of employer contacts.

RESEA: To stay eligible you may have to do online workshops or an in-person Re-Employment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) appointment. If you get a notice and don't schedule and attend, your benefits may be denied.

What to expect: unemployment work search audits.

If you miss your number

Your benefits may be denied if you don't make your contacts, don't send your list when asked, list contacts that can't be verified, or skip an audit or eligibility review. False information is fraud and can mean overpayments and penalties.

Sign up with the job bank

You must complete work registration on jobs.utah.gov (my Unemployment, Register for Work) within 10 working days of applying, and update it each time you open or reopen a claim. If you live outside Utah, register with your state's employment center and send proof. Utah Workforce Services job search (jobs.utah.gov).

Questions people in Utah ask

How many job searches are required for unemployment in Utah?

You must make at least 4 new full-time employer contacts each week. You enter the employer details when you file your weekly claim, and you keep a detailed record in case of an audit.

What counts as a work search in Utah?

Applying for a full-time job with a new employer (online, in person, by email or other ways); Submitting a resume or application through a company or job website; Applying for a different position at the same company, if you write down each job separately. Check your notice for anything your state added for you.

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

When you file your weekly claim, you answer whether you made 4 new full-time employer contacts, and you must give the employer information for each one. You can also add job contacts in your my Unemployment account. Keep a detailed record of every contact, plus email confirmations, because DWS may audit you. Keep a detailed record of your contacts and all employer email confirmations for as long as you file for benefits.

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

Your benefits may be denied if you don't make your contacts, don't send your list when asked, list contacts that can't be verified, or skip an audit or eligibility review. False information is fraud and can mean overpayments and penalties.

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

A Workforce Services representative tells you that you don't have to look for work (check your notices). Your notice will say if this applies to you.

Does Utah check or audit work search records?

Claims are picked at random for audits every week. Auditors can check your work search, and DWS may call the employers you listed to verify your contacts. You may also get an online eligibility review that asks for your list of employer contacts.

Checked against DWS’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, what doesn’t count on an official page, so check your notice for those.

Sources

• Utah DWS Unemployment Benefits Claimant Guide (08/2026)
• Utah DWS Unemployment Insurance home
• US DOL Comparison of State UI Laws 2023, Chapter 5

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.