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Good luck OP! Keep us posted on what you find out when you contact Washington ESD. Your situation might help others in the same boat.
Will do! I'll update this thread once I get more information about my options.
Looking forward to the update. I'm sure I'll be in the same situation soon.
I'm in a similar situation - my benefits are ending in a few weeks and I'm really anxious about it. Reading through all these suggestions has been really helpful. I didn't know about the 211 service or some of the other resources mentioned here. It's reassuring to know there are options beyond just unemployment benefits, even if the job market is tough right now. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences and advice!
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UPDATE: You guys are the best! I took several of your suggestions. First, I tried Firefox instead of Chrome - that got me to the login page consistently but still had the password issue. Then I called the technical support line that @jobseeker89 suggested and got through in only 20 minutes! They confirmed my account was locked due to too many login attempts (oops) and unlocked it for me. Once I got in, I saw that my claim actually WAS processed from that dropped call! Status shows 'processing payment' now. Huge relief. Thanks to everyone for all your help!
Great news! Glad to hear everything worked out. For future reference, it's always a good practice to set up direct deposit if you haven't already - it's much faster than waiting for a debit card or paper check. You can do this in your ESD account under the payment settings section.
So glad you got it sorted out! This thread is gold - I've been bookmarking all these tips for future reference. The technical support line number is especially useful since I had no idea that existed. It's crazy how many hoops we have to jump through just to access our own accounts, but at least there are workarounds. Thanks for updating us on the resolution!
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At least you can file online now. My dad had to mail in paper forms back in the day!
Ha, that would be even worse! I'm grateful for the online system even if I have to use it every week.
One last thing - make sure you keep track of when your benefit year ends. You can't just keep filing weekly forever, there's a maximum number of weeks you can collect.
In Washington, regular unemployment benefits last up to 26 weeks, but it depends on your earnings history and when you filed your claim.
That's helpful to know! I'll check my account to see exactly how many weeks I have left and when my benefit year expires.
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Thanks everyone for all the detailed explanations. This thread has been way more helpful than the ESD website for understanding how the duration actually works. I feel much more prepared to plan my job search now knowing I have 26 weeks to work with.
Glad it helped! The 26 weeks can feel like a lot at first but using them strategically is important. Good luck with your job search!
Same here, this cleared up all my confusion about the benefit year vs actual weeks of benefits. Really appreciate everyone taking the time to explain.
One thing to keep in mind is that Washington also has Extended Benefits (EB) that can kick in during periods of high unemployment, but those are tied to specific economic triggers and aren't available right now. The state unemployment rate has to hit certain thresholds for EB to activate. So while 26 weeks is the current limit, there could potentially be additional weeks available in the future if economic conditions worsen significantly. Just wanted to mention this since people were asking about extensions - they do exist in the system, just not currently active.
Carmen Ortiz
The irony is that we're the ones who built the technology that's now replacing us. Automation in aerospace is eliminating the very jobs we created.
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Zainab Abdulrahman
•That's a depressing way to think about it, but you're not wrong.
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Andre Rousseau
•adapt or die, that's always been the nature of engineering
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Harper Thompson
This hits so close to home. I'm also an aerospace engineer dealing with Washington ESD after getting laid off from a defense contractor in March. The whole "suitable work" conversation is frustrating - they want us to cast a wide net but don't understand that applying for $15/hour technician jobs when you have a specialized engineering degree isn't realistic. The mental toll of going from designing aircraft systems to filing unemployment claims is something I wasn't prepared for. At least the $844 weekly benefit helps, but like you said, it's not sustainable long-term. Have you considered looking into federal contracting positions? I've heard there might be some opportunities opening up with the infrastructure bill, though the competition is still brutal.
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