The weekly work search rule in Florida
Contact at least 5 prospective employers each week if your county has more than 75,000 people, or at least 3 if your county has 75,000 people or fewer. A meeting with a representative at your local CareerSource Florida center for a qualifying service can count instead of employer contacts.
Request benefits in Reconnect every two weeks. For each week, enter your required work search contacts: the date, the name of the contact, how you contacted them, their phone, website, address or email, the type of work you wanted, and the result.
File and certify on the Florida Department of Commerce (FloridaCommerce) site. The rules can change, so check FloridaCommerce's work search page if a letter from them says something different.
| Florida rule | |
|---|---|
| Each week | Contact at least 5 prospective employers each week if your county has more than 75,000 people, or at least 3 if your county has 75,000 people or fewer. A meeting with a representative at your local CareerSource Florida center for a qualifying service can count instead of employer contacts. |
| How you report it | Request benefits in Reconnect every two weeks. For each week, enter your required work search contacts: the date, the name of the contact, how you contacted them, their phone, website, address or email, the type of work you wanted, and the result. |
| Enter each activity online | Yes, each activity goes into the state system |
| Agency | Florida Department of Commerce (FloridaCommerce) |
Source: Florida Department of Commerce (FloridaCommerce) (floridajobs.org), checked 2026-10-20.
What counts as a work search activity in Florida
Florida Department of Commerce (FloridaCommerce) lists these:
- Completing a job application in person or online
- Mailing a job application or resume as a public job notice instructs
- Making in-person visits with employers who may have openings
- Interviewing with potential employers
- Registering for work with private employment agencies or placement services
- Using online job matching systems such as EmployFlorida.com to apply for jobs
- Skills assessments, workshops and job referrals at a CareerSource center
- Meeting with a representative at your local CareerSource Florida center
Who does not have to search for work in Florida
You keep requesting benefits but do not need to provide work searches if you have a new job that starts within 6 weeks, or if you will go back to your previous employer within 8 weeks.
Keep your work search log free
Write down each activity the day you do it: the date, the employer, how you contacted them, the job, and what happened. If the state asks to see your search, the log is your proof.
The free work search log in Capstone Careers keeps it for you: each application you send through Capstone Careers goes on it by itself, you add the ones you do elsewhere, and you can save the week as a PDF.
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Training while you are on unemployment in Florida
If you want to train for a new job, WIOA can pay for approved training if you qualify. See how WIOA works in Florida.