Can't reach New York Unemployment? Claimyr calls for you, so you don't have to wait on hold.
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Using Claimyr will:
- Connect you to a human agent at the NYDOL
- 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 NYDOL drops your call
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Esteban Tate
The whole system is backwards if you ask me. You can get fired for poor performance and get benefits immediately, but if you quit because your boss is making your life hell, suddenly you're the problem. Makes no sense.
Sergio Neal
•exactly! like we're supposed to just stay in toxic situations forever or we lose our safety net
To be clear - 'voluntary unemployment' means you initiated the separation from employment. But having good cause changes everything. File your claim, select that you quit, and when they ask why, be very detailed about the hostile work environment. Gather any evidence you have - emails, texts, witness statements, HR complaints you may have filed. The adjudication process will review all of this.
Freya Ross
•Thank you, this is really helpful. I'm going to start gathering everything I can find and file my claim this week.
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Lucy Taylor
I've been dealing with NYS Department of Labor for months trying to get through on the phone to check my claim status. If you need to speak with an actual agent, I recently found this service called Claimyr at claimyr.com that connects you directly to NYS Department of Labor representatives. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me hours of busy signals and getting hung up on.
How does that work exactly? Do they charge a lot for that service?
Lucy Taylor
•They focus on getting you connected rather than the cost aspect. Much easier than trying to call the regular NYS Department of Labor number that's always jammed.
The whole unemployment system is such a joke anyway. They make you jump through hoops even when you qualify and then take forever to process anything. I was out of work for 6 months and NYS Department of Labor jerked me around the entire time with their broken website and impossible phone system.
KhalilStar
•I feel you on that. At least OP has a good chance of getting approved though since it sounds like a legitimate performance issue not misconduct.
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wait are we talking about the same thing? i thought unemployment numbers meant like when your benefits get calculated?? im so confused lol
No, the original poster is asking about when the state releases unemployment rate statistics - like the overall jobless rate for New York. That's different from individual benefit calculations.
StarStrider
If you need to contact NYS Department of Labor directly about data releases or have specific questions about their methodology, I had luck using Claimyr (claimyr.com) to actually get through to someone. They helped me connect with the right department when I was doing economic research last year. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI that shows how it works.
Interesting, never heard of that service before. Does it actually work for non-claim related questions?
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Benjamin Kim
THANK GOD someone asked this because I'm in the exact same boat! Got laid off yesterday and have been stressing about money. This thread is already helping me understand what I need to do next.
One thing I wish someone told me when I first filed - if you have trouble getting through to NYS Department of Labor on the phone (which happens A LOT), there's actually a service called Claimyr that helps you reach them. Check out claimyr.com and they have a demo video at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI. Saved me hours of busy signals when I had questions about my claim status.
Grace Durand
•Interesting, never heard of that before. Does it actually work or is it just another scam?
No it's legit - I was skeptical too but they actually got me connected to a real NYS Department of Labor rep when I needed to resolve an adjudication issue. Way better than sitting on hold for hours.
Juan Moreno
My grandfather always talked about getting work through the WPA building bridges and roads. Said it saved his family during those years. The government basically became the employer of last resort when private industry couldn't hire enough people.
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Amy Fleming
Don't forget about WWII preparation starting in the late 1930s too. Defense spending and manufacturing ramp-up created tons of jobs even before we officially entered the war. That's probably why unemployment kept dropping through the decade.
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Leslie Parker
•Exactly right. The combination of New Deal job programs PLUS increased defense manufacturing created a dual effect on employment recovery.
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