What does it mean when my Washington ESD unemployment claim says processed?

Processed usually means they've reviewed your weekly claim and determined you're eligible for that week. You should see the payment hit your account within 1-2 business days if you have direct deposit set up.

Processed means your weekly claim went through successfully. If there were any issues with your job search contacts or work search activities, it would show a different status like 'under review' or 'pending'.

I've been dealing with Washington ESD for months and getting through to verify claim statuses used to be impossible. Found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually gets you through to a real person. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ showing how it works. Saved me hours of calling and getting hung up on.

Just to clarify - when you see processed, that's different from 'paid' status. Processed means approved, paid means the money has been sent out. You'll see both statuses update as the payment goes through.

been filing for 8 weeks now and processed always means you're good to go. if there was a problem it would say something else like disqualified or under adjudication

I'm paranoid about everything with unemployment so I screenshot every status change. Processed is definitely good news though, means no red flags with your weekly certification.

The whole system is confusing as hell. Why can't they just say 'approved for payment' instead of 'processed'? Makes everyone worry for no reason.

if you're still worried about it you can always call washington esd but good luck getting through lol

For future reference, here are the common weekly claim statuses you might see: Submitted (they received it), Processed (approved for payment), Paid (payment issued), Under Review (they're checking something), Disqualified (not eligible that week). Processed is what you want to see.

Processed means you passed all their checks for that week - work search, availability, not working too many hours, etc. You should get paid within a couple days.

I remember being confused about this too when I first started filing. Processed definitely means good news - they've approved your weekly claim and payment is on the way.

Just make sure you keep doing your job search activities even after you see processed. Some people think processed means they can slack off but Washington ESD can audit your job search log anytime.

processed status is your friend! means no issues with your claim that week and money should hit your account soon

I had a week where it said processed but then changed to under review later because they had questions about one of my job contacts. So processed is usually final but keep an eye on it just in case.

When I had questions about my claim status, I used that Claimyr service someone mentioned earlier and it was actually really helpful. The wait time to talk to Washington ESD was brutal before I found that.

Bottom line - processed means approved. If you see that status, your payment is coming. Don't overthink it!

I've been filing weekly claims for 6 months and processed always means payment approved. Usually see the deposit within 24-48 hours after that status shows up.

For anyone else reading this later - processed = good news, your weekly claim was approved and payment is being sent out. Any other status usually means there's some kind of issue or delay.

just wanted to add that if you ever need to call washington esd about claim issues, that claimyr thing actually works. saved me from spending all day trying to get through on the phone

Processed means you're all set for that week! Congrats on getting through your second weekly claim. It gets easier once you get into the routine.