PA UC system asking why I worked this week when I didn't - weekly claim confusion

this happened 2 me too!! the system is SO glitchy. i think its bcuz ur first week filing and the dates are confusing the system. my boyfriend said they ask random verification questions sometimes just to make sure ur not a bot or whatever

The system is asking this because your last day of work falls within the claim week you're filing for. PA UC weeks run Sunday-Saturday. If your last day was April 22nd (a Saturday), then that's technically within the first claim week. You did the right thing by explaining it was your last day of work. Your payment shouldn't be affected, but the system needs to know about any work/earnings during each claim week.

Went thru something similar last month. The PA UC system is weird with dates sometimes. For your next weekly filing it should be normal without asking that question again since you'll be fully unemployed for the whole week.

This is perfectly normal for your first week filing. You need to report ANY work performed during a claim week, even if it was your last day. The question appears because the system detected a discrepancy between your application date and first filing date. Your payment might be slightly reduced for that first week depending on how much you earned on that Saturday, but future weeks should process normally as long as you aren't working. Make sure you're completing your work search activities too - PA requires you to apply to at least 2 jobs each week and track it in your dashboard.

OMG the PA unemployment system is a nightmare!!! I had THE EXACT same issue last year and ended up with a 3-week delay because I answered wrong! I kept calling and calling and getting nothing but busy signals and disconnects. I finally found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me through to an actual person at UC in like 20 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/CEPETxZdo9E?si=WL1ZzVZWG3KiHrg2. The agent explained that the system was confused because my last day of work fell in the first claim week and fixed it right away! Would have saved me weeks of stress if I'd known about it sooner.

THE PA UC SYSTEM IS LITERALLY DESIGNED TO CONFUSE PEOPLE!!! They WANT you to make mistakes so they can deny benefits!! I bet they're hoping you'll get frustrated and give up. This happened to me and they ended up putting an "open issue" on my claim for 6 WEEKS before finally paying me. The system is BROKEN by design!!!

UPDATE: Just wanted to let everyone know my payment went through fine! It was slightly reduced from what I expected (they deducted the Saturday I worked), but otherwise everything processed correctly. For anyone with the same issue - if your last day of work falls in your first claim week, just explain that in the box and you should be good.