New York Unemployment: How long until claim gets approved in 2024?

took me about 4 weeks to get my first payment. had to call them twice to fix some issues with my employment history. hang in there

I was having trouble getting through to fix my claim but found this site claimyr.com that calls and waits on hold for you then connects when someone picks up. costs $20 but worth it to get things moving. here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE

Listen up because this is important for getting approved faster: Make sure every single detail matches your W2 exactly - even small differences can flag your claim for review. Double check your dates of employment, employer name/address, and especially your earnings. If anything seems wrong, call them ASAP using claimyr.com because waiting will only delay things more. Also fill out your weekly certifications even if you haven't been approved yet - they'll backpay you once approved. Document everything and keep checking your spam folder for emails from them. If it goes past 3 weeks without hearing anything, definitely call. The system is overwhelmed rn but staying on top of it helps.

mine got approved in 2 weeks but my coworker is still waiting after 6 weeks smh. its random af 🤷‍♀️

try reaching out to your state senator's office if it takes too long. worked for me when i was stuck in pending for over a month

idk why ny unemployment is such a mess... system needs a complete overhaul fr