California Unemployment

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Using Claimyr will:

  • Connect you to a human agent at the EDD
  • Skip the long phone menu
  • Call the correct department
  • Redial until on hold
  • Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
  • Give you free callbacks if the EDD drops your call

If I could give 10 stars I would

If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!


Really made a difference

Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.


Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.

Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.


An incredibly helpful service

An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!


Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.

Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.


IT WORKS!! Not a scam!

I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!

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  • DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)

Third time using Claimyr and still impressed. 22 minutes to speak to representative today. My manual calling days are officially over.

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Same here. If it saves even one full day of redialing, it's worth whatever they charge.

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Smart investment. Time is money, especially when you're unemployed and need benefits processed quickly.

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Week 4 update: Still haven't spoken to representative despite calling every single day. This system is completely broken and needs a complete overhaul.

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Have you considered the automated calling services? Manual attempts clearly aren't working for you.

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Yeah, looking into Claimyr now. This manual approach is destroying my mental health and getting nowhere.

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Been following this thread and just wanted to say - I used Claimyr last month after reading similar discussions. Got through to EDD in 25 minutes and resolved my pending claim same day. Sometimes paying for convenience is worth it.

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How much did it cost total? Trying to decide if it's worth it vs continuing to call manually.

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I think it was like $20-25. Considering I was about to take time off work to call all day, it was definitely worth it.

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Final advice from someone who's been through this: if you're hitting caller limits regularly, you're probably better off with an automated solution. I wasted 3 weeks learning all these calling tricks when I could have been done in one day.

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You're probably right. I think I'm going to try Claimyr tomorrow instead of continuing this calling marathon.

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Smart choice. I wish I had done that earlier instead of making calling EDD my full-time job for weeks.

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The most important thing about calling the EDD phone number to talk to a person: you have to treat it like a part-time job. Block out 4-6 hours minimum and just keep dialing. It's not a quick process.

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4-6 hours?! I don't have that kind of time with my work schedule. This is why I might need to look into alternatives.

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That's exactly why services like Claimyr exist. They do the time-consuming part so you don't have to sit there all day redialing.

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Don't fall for any 'secret numbers' or 'backdoor methods' you see online. I wasted days trying supposed insider tricks. The main EDD phone number to talk to a person is really your only legitimate option.

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Thanks for this reality check. I was about to try some sketchy number I found on a forum.

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Good to know - I'll stick with the official numbers you all have shared.

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I've called every day this week starting at 8am sharp and haven't even gotten a busy signal - just the 'too busy' message every single time. This is ridiculous.

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That's exactly what I'm experiencing. It's like the system won't even let you attempt to wait.

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This is why that Claimyr service makes sense. They have better success rates than we do manually.

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Final update: Used Claimyr this afternoon and got my contact info updated. Total time from ordering the callback to finishing with the agent was 28 minutes. Definitely recommend if you're tired of the manual calling nightmare.

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That's it, I'm trying it. I can't keep wasting days on this. Thanks for the real experience report.

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Good luck! After what you've been through, it'll feel like a miracle when your phone rings with an actual EDD person on the line.

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Been tracking my calling attempts from Yorba Linda in a spreadsheet. 847 total calls over 3 weeks, got on hold 4 times, 3 calls dropped, spoke to 1 agent. That's a 0.12% success rate for manual calling.

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Your dedication is impressive but that's exactly why I switched to claimyr.com after my first week of failed attempts. Life's too short.

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I'm definitely considering it after seeing these numbers. My obsessive calling is clearly not sustainable.

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Monday mornings and Friday afternoons are the absolute worst times to call. Mondays everyone's calling about weekend issues, Fridays people are rushing before the weekend. Stick to Tuesday-Thursday for best odds.

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Avoid calling after 4pm any day too. They seem to stop taking new calls even though they're supposedly open until 5pm.

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Good point about the 4pm cutoff. I noticed that pattern too - like they're winding down for the day.

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