[a fool in paradise]

Receiving unemployment services (by that you mean a check) no, but if you aren’t still filing weekly with the workforce commission, you have “dropped” out of the marketplace by their account.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And why the heck would you spend your time filing with the workforce commission when there is nothing in it for you?

Once unemployment benefits run out people quit filing. So the statement that once your benefits run out you are dropped off the roles is true for the vast majority.