NY unemployment partial benefits not showing up after 3 weeks of claiming - did I make a mistake?

proly becuz ur working. they dont like when u work AT ALL even if its just a little bit. my cousin had same problm

You need to call them ASAP. This is actually a common issue with partial benefits right now - they often get flagged for manual review when you report part-time work. The system is supposed to automatically calculate your partial payment based on the 80% rule (they reduce your benefit by 80 cents for every dollar you earn), but sometimes it gets stuck in processing. Did your payment history show any status like 'pending' or 'held'? Or is it completely blank? Either way, you need to get through to a claims specialist who can see what's happening behind the scenes.

I went through EXACTLY this in February. Called for 2 weeks straight and couldn't get through. It was infuriating!!! Finally used a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an agent in about 20 mins. Turns out there was a flag on my account because of the part-time work and they needed to verify my hours with my employer. The agent fixed it right there and I got all my back payments the next day. They have a demo video if you're interested: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Make sure when you certify that you're answering the question about being ready, willing and able to work as YES! I had a similar issue and it turned out I accidentally hit No one week when I was distracted. Also check that you're correctly reporting your gross earnings (before taxes) not your take-home pay for the part-time work.

this happened to me last month too. the system is totally broken right now with the new updates they did in December. i had to wait 5 weeks to get paid!!!

Are you making sure to report your work hours and earnings for the correct week? The NY unemployment week runs Sunday-Saturday, but many employers' pay periods are different. You need to report based on when you actually worked, not when you got paid. Also, did your employer contest your claim maybe?

Just to clarify for everyone: NY does allow partial benefits when you work part-time. The current formula reduces your weekly benefit by 25% for each day you work, regardless of hours (even 1 hour counts as a day). If you work 4+ days or earn more than your maximum benefit rate, you get nothing for that week. OP, when you call, specifically ask if your account has a "partial benefits flag" or if it's under review. Sometimes they need to manually verify your part-time work, especially if this is a new part-time job that wasn't on your original claim.

UPDATE: Finally got through to someone at unemployment this morning! There was indeed a flag on my account requiring manual review because I started reporting part-time work. The agent released all my payments and said I should receive everything within 2-3 business days. She said this is happening to a lot of people right now. Thanks everyone for your help!