When do I get my unemployment money from Washington ESD after filing?

Usually takes 2-3 business days after your weekly claim is processed. If you filed on Sunday, you might see it by Wednesday or Thursday. Make sure your direct deposit info is correct in your account.

depends on your bank too, some are slower than others. Mine usually shows up Tuesday night if I file Sunday

If your claim is still under adjudication, payments will be held until that's resolved. Check your account to see if there are any pending issues or if you need to submit additional documentation. The 'processed' status for your weekly claim doesn't guarantee payment if there are unresolved eligibility questions.

I was in the same boat last month - super frustrated trying to figure out what was going on with my payments. Calling Washington ESD was impossible, always busy or disconnected. Finally found this service called Claimyr that actually got me through to a real person. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ and their site is claimyr.com. Worth checking out if you need to talk to someone at ESD directly.

Make sure you're not missing any work search requirements. If you didn't log your job contacts properly, they might hold your payment until you fix it.

this whole system is so confusing!! why cant they just tell us when we'll get paid instead of making us guess

UPDATE: Just checked and still nothing in my account as of this morning. Starting to worry something is wrong with my claim.

The first payment is always the slowest because they're verifying everything. After that it's more predictable. I usually file Sunday night and get paid Wednesday morning.

Check your correspondence inbox too - sometimes they send messages about payment delays or issues that you might miss

I've been getting mine like clockwork - file Sunday, get paid Tuesday night. But I remember being super anxious about that first payment too.

If you're still not seeing anything by Friday, definitely try to contact them. I had a friend whose payments got stuck because of a simple address verification issue.

The waiting is the worst part! I remember checking my bank account like 10 times a day that first week lol

One thing to watch out for - if you worked at all during the week you're claiming, even just a few hours, it can delay processing while they calculate the partial payment.

Washington ESD payment schedule is usually Mon-Wed for processing, so if you filed Sunday you should definitely see something by Wednesday night or Thursday morning max.

FINAL UPDATE: Money hit my account this morning (Wednesday)! Thanks everyone for the reassurance. Looks like 3 business days is pretty standard for that first payment.

This thread was super helpful! I'm in the same situation and was starting to panic. Filing my first weekly claim this Sunday.

For anyone else reading this later - if you're having trouble getting through to Washington ESD about payment issues, that Claimyr thing actually works. Used it myself last week when I had questions about a delayed payment.