ESD says 'paid' but money not in bank account yet - normal wait time?

Normal processing time is 24-48 business hours after it shows 'paid' in the system. If you have direct deposit set up correctly, you should see it by tomorrow. If you're using the ESD debit card option, it can sometimes take 3 business days. The payment date shown in your ESD account is when they processed it, not necessarily when it hits your account. Banks also have different processing times for incoming ACH transfers.

same boat here! mine said paid on thursday and didnt get anything till monday morning. banks are weird with timing especially if weekend is involved.

TYPICAL ESD NONSENSE!!! Been dealing with them for 8 months now and every payment is a whole ordeal. They mark it "paid" but then the money takes FOREVER to show up. I've had it take up to 5 days before! And if you try calling to ask about it? GOOD LUCK getting through their phone system. It's designed to make you give up!!!

I've been going through the same thing with my payments. What helped me was using Claimyr to actually get through to an ESD agent when I had questions about my payment schedule. Only way I could get real answers about the timing. Their website at claimyr.com shows exactly how it works and they have a video demo (https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3) that explains the process. Was worth it for me because I was dealing with some weird payment timing issues that nobody on forums could explain.

yoo when i first got on unemployment i was so confused about this too! thought i did something wrong with my banking info lol. took like 2-3 days for money to show up after the paid status. don't stress

To clarify some confusion in this thread: ESD processes payments in batches. The 'paid' status means your payment has been included in that day's batch for processing through the ACH network. Most payments will appear in your account within 24-48 business hours depending on your bank's processing schedule. Some banks post pending ACH transfers immediately, while others don't show them until fully cleared. If you don't receive payment within 3 business days of the 'paid' status, you should contact ESD to verify your banking information is correct in their system. Also worth noting that first-time payments sometimes take slightly longer than subsequent ones.

i remember my bank used to take FOREVER to process UI payments and then one day randomly started showing them pending like immediately after they were issued. I think my credit union was just slow about it in the beginning for some reason. Also depends what time of day ESD issues it. If it's after like 2pm a lot of banks won't process it till next business day. Hang in there!!

UPDATE: Money just hit my account this morning! So that was about 48 hours from when the ESD site showed 'paid' until it appeared in my bank. Thanks everyone for the reassurance and info, really helped calm my anxiety while waiting.