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Unemployment Insurance Program National Minimum Weekly Work Search Requirements

The Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration proposes a national minimum weekly work search standard for state unemployment insurance programs, amending 20 CFR part 604. States would have to require at least five qualifying work search activities each week a person claims benefits, or meet equivalent points-based or labor force attachment criteria. Claimants would report those activities during certification before payment is issued, and state law would allow activities beyond employer contacts. The rule is meant to reduce state-to-state inconsistency and reflects a 2012 chang