Can't reach California Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live EDD agent in minutes.
Claimyr is a pay-as-you-go service. We do not charge a recurring subscription.
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 post questions about your issues.
- DO answer questions and support each other.
- DO post tips & tricks to help folks.
- DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)
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Make sure you're calling from a phone with unlimited minutes if using any contact number for EDD manually. I hit my plan limit after 3 days of constant redialing.
Good point! I didn't think about phone bill impact until I got charged for overages.
WiFi calling can help if your carrier supports it, but even then the time investment is enormous.
Final update after reading this thread - tried Claimyr this morning and got connected to EDD in 28 minutes. Finally able to fix my claim after 6 weeks of failed manual attempts. Thanks everyone for the advice!
Same here - just signed up after reading these success stories. Fingers crossed!
Hope it works as well for you both! The relief of actually talking to a human was incredible.
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Update: Finally bit the bullet and paid for the auto-dialer. Got through to my EDD customer service rep in 18 minutes. Kicking myself for not doing this weeks ago.
18 minutes?! I've spent more time than that just on hold waiting for the busy signal. Definitely considering it now.
Seriously, do it. The time and frustration you save is worth way more than the small fee. I got my issue resolved same day.
Reality check: I calculated I spent over 40 hours trying to reach EDD customer service manually. That's a full work week down the drain for a 15-minute conversation.
When you put it that way, paying for help makes total sense. My time is worth something too.
Exactly my thinking. Even at minimum wage, 40 hours is way more than what these callback services charge.
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Final tip: If you do get through to hold, DO NOT hang up even if the wait seems crazy long. I waited 2 hours and 45 minutes once but finally talked to someone. The hold music is annoying but stick with it.
It was brutal but I was terrified to hang up and start over. Put it on speaker and did other stuff around the house.
I've done the 2+ hour holds too. The fear of starting over keeps you hanging on forever.
Sacramento or not, we're all dealing with the same broken phone system. The location doesn't matter but the timing and persistence do. Good luck to everyone still trying to get through manually.
Smart plan. Having a backup option keeps you from going completely insane with the manual calling.
Definitely check out Claimyr if the manual approach doesn't work. It's a game changer for getting your life back.
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I think I paid around $20. No guarantee but their success rate is way higher than manual calling. Check out claimyr.com if you want to see their demo video.
I saw that demo video at https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10 - really shows how their system works. Pretty impressive tech.
Bottom line: those are the right phone numbers (800-300-5616 or 833-978-7753) but calling manually is brutal. Budget several hours or full days, avoid lunch time and Monday mornings, and be prepared for dropped calls. Or just use an auto-dialer service and save yourself the headache.
Good luck! Just remember it's not your fault the system is this broken. Everyone struggles with these phone lines.
Agreed. The phone system is the problem, not the people trying to call. Don't let it stress you out too much.
Charlie Yang
The real hours seem to be more like 8:30am-4:30pm with the lunch break. I've never successfully reached anyone before 8:30 or after 4:30, even though they claim to be open until 5pm.
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Grace Patel
•That matches my experience. The official hours are misleading - there's definitely a soft cutoff before 5pm.
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ApolloJackson
Thursday mornings around 9-10am have been my most successful time slot. Got through 3 times in the past month calling Thursday mornings. Still took 30+ attempts each time, but better odds than other days.
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Isabella Russo
•Interesting! I'll try Thursday mornings next week. Anything is better than the Monday morning madness.
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ApolloJackson
•Yeah, avoid Mondays completely. It's like everyone who couldn't get through over the weekend is calling at once.
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