Proposed: Job Search, Arcade Rules

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Unemployment benefits replace part of eligible workers' lost pay while they look for work. States run these programs and set their work-search requirements.

The Labor Department's proposed rule, published November 10, would establish a national minimum of 5 qualifying job-search activities per claimed week, with specified exceptions. Claimants would report their activities before payment.

Applications and interviews would count. States could also adopt a points system: activities worth 1, 2 or 3 points, with at least 5 points satisfying the weekly requirement.

That means 5 activities would not always be necessary under that option.

Naturally, Lil'meme has imagined the paperwork as an arcade redemption machine. He feeds in applications and collects tickets, only to discover the prize he wants is a job, not a plastic whistle.

The target is the paperwork, not people looking for work. Counting search activities is not the same thing as producing a job offer.

This is proposed, not in force. It would need finalization and changes to state law before affecting claimants.

Comments are due January 11, 2027.

Source: Federal Register, Docket ETA-2026-0100.

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