Reply #41: But apply for unemployment NOW, you can do the leg work while taking the break

[happyslug]

Most states want you to report to the Unemployment office who you contacted to get hired AND that you went on line to look for jobs posted in the Unemployment office. All the states require is you look, AND look and report every week, even if your unemployment is initially denied. If at the hearing the Hearing office ruled you were eligible, failing to do the reporting denies you benefits for any week you did NOT report while waiting for the hearing. Just a word of Warning, report your efforts to find employment even when you are NOT getting any unemployment, until you hear from the Hearing Officer that you were denied all benefits (Which I doubt will happen, but I am warning you of this problem).