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

What counts as a work search in Wyoming

• Applying for a job, in person or online (for example Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, Glassdoor), with 2 or more different employers
• Submitting a resume, with 2 or more different employers
• Interviewing for a job
• Going to a job fair, hiring event or networking activity sponsored by DWS
• Meeting with a DWS Workforce Specialist
• Taking part in approved reemployment services or a RESEA workshop or career center activity

What doesn’t count

• Self-employment: looking for freelance clients, starting your own business, or working for yourself
• Jobs where you would not be an employee (you must apply for regular employee jobs)

Same employer twice? Applications and resumes must go to two or more different employers each week.

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

How to report your job contacts

Keep a written record of your work search activities each week. DWS can ask you to provide it at any time, even after you go back to work. File your weekly claim in WYUI every week you want benefits.

When: File a weekly claim in WYUI for every week you want benefits.

Where: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance (WYUI) claimant portal.

When the search starts: Every week you claim, unless you are job-attached or on a union out-of-work list.

Keep a work search log

DWS’s form is the Weekly Work Search Log. It asks for: date, company name, address and phone number, method of contact (in person, phone/fax, mail/email, website), name and title of contact, position applied for, city, state, job #, application or resume submitted? (none, application, resume, both), result (not hiring, pending, interviewed, 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

• You are job-attached: your employer expects to recall you within 12 weeks, paid at least 50% of your base period wages, and confirms it to DWS
• You are a union member in good standing on your union hiring hall's out-of-work list (first 12 weeks of the claim)

Union members: If you are a member in good standing of a union hiring hall and on its out-of-work list, you may not have to register for work or do work search activities during the first 12 weeks of your claim.

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

Reviews, audits and RESEA

DWS may ask to review your work search record at any time, including in eligibility reviews and Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) reviews. Answer these requests quickly, even if you are back at work.

RESEA: If you are selected for RESEA, it is required. You meet one-on-one with a RESEA specialist who reviews your eligibility and job search and helps make a reemployment plan. Missing appointments can affect your benefits.

What to expect: unemployment work search audits.

If you miss your number

Missing a requirement can delay or stop your payments. Falsifying work search activities is fraud, and you may have to repay benefits and face penalties.

Sign up with the job bank

You must register for work at hire.wyo.gov within 14 days after filing your claim. If you live outside Wyoming, register with your state's workforce agency and send proof to DWS within 14 days. HIRE Wyoming.

Questions people in Wyoming ask

How many job searches are required for unemployment in Wyoming?

You must do at least 2 work search activities each week. If they are job applications or resumes, they must go to 2 different employers. Keep a written log, because DWS can ask for it at any time.

What counts as a work search in Wyoming?

Applying for a job, in person or online (for example Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, Glassdoor), with 2 or more different employers; Submitting a resume, with 2 or more different employers; Interviewing for a job; Going to a job fair, hiring event or networking activity sponsored by DWS, 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 Wyoming?

Keep a written record of your work search activities each week. DWS can ask you to provide it at any time, even after you go back to work. File your weekly claim in WYUI every week you want benefits.

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

Missing a requirement can delay or stop your payments. Falsifying work search activities is fraud, and you may have to repay benefits and face penalties.

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

You are job-attached: your employer expects to recall you within 12 weeks, paid at least 50% of your base period wages, and confirms it to DWS. You are a union member in good standing on your union hiring hall's out-of-work list (first 12 weeks of the claim). Your notice will say if this applies to you.

Does Wyoming check or audit work search records?

DWS may ask to review your work search record at any time, including in eligibility reviews and Benefit Accuracy Measurement (BAM) reviews. Answer these requests quickly, even if you are back at work.

Checked against DWS’s own pages and rules on November 6, 2026. We could not confirm which days make up the week, when you request payment, how long to keep your records, how reviews and audits work, the official log form on an official page, so check your notice for those.

Sources

• Wyoming DWS UI Claimant FAQ
• Wyoming DWS UI Claimants page
• Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Guide (DWS, Google Drive)
• Wyoming DWS Weekly Work Search Log (Google Drive)
• Wyoming DWS RESEA
• 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.