Severance and unemployment, do they overlap? - 23 weeks in

My employer is paying severance in instalments and I am not sure whether to file now. Thank you in advance. I also wonder about the job-search requirement. Did you file straight away?

Some states only count certain kinds of severance. A local workforce centre could tell me which.

Rules differ by state. I called the claims line and asked directly, then wrote down the answer and the date.