Weekly claim stuck in 'processing' status longer than usual - ESD payment delay?

mine is still processing too, usually have $ by now. probably just a glitch in system or something

This happens every few months when they do system updates. Don't worry, your money is coming! My claim was late last month too but then suddenly switched to paid around 2 PM and I got my deposit the next morning instead of same-day. The ESD computers run on dinosaur technology lol

OMG ME TOO!!!! I was just about to post about this! Mine always hits my account by noon on Wednesday but nothing yet. Glad I'm not alone but also freaking out because I need to pay my car insurance today!!

This is actually a known issue right now. ESD is experiencing payment processing delays this week due to a system upgrade they're implementing. According to their technical support, claims filed this week may take 1-2 additional business days to process. This isn't affecting eligibility or approval - just the timing of when payments are released. If it's not showing as paid by Friday morning, that's when you might want to contact them, but based on similar situations in the past, most claims should still be processed by end of day Thursday. They typically don't announce these maintenance delays on their website, which is frustrating.

Mine is also still processing BUT my brother got his payment at the normal time this morning. Doesn't make any sense. we both filed at the same time sunday night. The inconsistency with ESD drives me crazy!!!

If anyone needs to reach ESD about this issue but can't get through on the phones, I used Claimyr last month when my payment was stuck in processing for a week. It got me through to an agent in about 20 minutes when I couldn't get through for days on my own. They have a service that helps you skip the phone queues. I watched their demo video (https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ?si=26TzE_zGms-DODN3) and it was pretty easy. The agent was able to manually push my payment through once I explained the situation. Their website is claimyr.com if anyone needs it.

I work with unemployment issues as part of my job, and I can confirm that ESD is currently experiencing delays with their payment processing system. The upgrade they're implementing is actually to improve future processing speeds and security, but as with most tech updates, there are some temporary disruptions. A few important points to note: 1. This is affecting approximately 30-40% of claims this week (not all claims are delayed, which explains why some people got paid normally) 2. The technical team expects all pending payments to process by Thursday afternoon 3. If your claim has any other issues (adjudication, identity verification, etc.), this delay could be longer 4. This does NOT affect your eligibility - it's purely a processing delay 5. ESD typically adds a notice about these delays to your eServices dashboard, so check there rather than their main website If your payment doesn't process by Friday morning, then calling would be advisable, but for now, this appears to be a known system-wide delay that will resolve itself.

mine just changed to PAID!!! check yours guys. its 1:45pm here

For future reference, these delays tend to happen around the same time every quarter - usually the third week of January, April, July and October when they do their system maintenance. I always budget a little extra cushion during these weeks just in case. Glad everyone's payments are coming through now!