What day does Washington ESD unemployment pay - when do benefits hit account?

That's a relief! So it's usually within 2-3 days of filing the weekly claim?

Yes, assuming there are no issues with your claim. First payments sometimes take a bit longer though.

Good to know! Did your first payment come on Wednesday too or did it take longer?

first one took almost a week because they had to verify my bank info or something

I have Chase - any idea how they usually are with processing these?

Chase is pretty fast in my experience, usually same day or next morning after ESD sends it

Interesting, never heard of that. Is it legit? I hate trying to call Washington ESD directly.

Yeah it's real, they basically handle the calling and waiting for you. Way better than spending hours on hold.

Sounds too good to be true but the phone system is such a nightmare I might check it out

Love the confidence! Fingers crossed mine follows the same pattern.

Mine comes Thursday usually, so it's not always Wednesday for everyone

Good point! I double-checked and it's definitely going to my main checking account.

lol I did the same thing, was freaking out for nothing

That makes sense about the verification. Hopefully after this first one it'll be smoother.

Yeah the first one took forever for me too, like 5 days. Now it's super regular.

Oh right, holidays would definitely impact it. Thanks for thinking of that!

Memorial Day weekend screwed up my payment timing last month

Will do! Hopefully it won't come to that but good to have a plan.

That's when Claimyr really comes in handy - when you actually need to reach someone at ESD quickly

calling ESD is such a pain, I spent 3 hours on hold last time

I did direct deposit so that should help with the timing.

yeah the debit card can take an extra day sometimes

Perfect timing then! I'll check first thing Wednesday morning.

mine usually shows up around 6am on Wednesday

Yeah the uncertainty is stressful when you have bills due. Thanks for the encouragement!

totally understand that stress, been there myself

Good to know there are options if I run into problems. Hopefully won't need it but bookmarking just in case.

smart to have backup plans when dealing with government systems

Will definitely update the thread! Thanks everyone for all the helpful info.

yeah please update, helps other people in similar situations

If you do need to contact ESD for any reason, definitely check out that Claimyr demo video I mentioned earlier

Thanks! The consistency in everyone's responses about Wednesday is really reassuring.

yeah Washington ESD is pretty reliable once you get started