This one was a bit of a head-scratcher for me, because I just figured all states' unemployment programs worked like that. Years ago when I got permanently laid off from the desk job I was working I applied for unemployment. In order to maintain my unemployment benefits I had to not only apply for jobs if I wasn't actively in retraining, but also knew that if I was interviewed and offered a job that if I declined it then it could mean the end of my benefits even if I still had time left on that clock. Fortunately, I didn't have to bother with the applying because I was already going back to school, but I would have been making damn sure I was only applying for stuff that I wanted if that were the case.