Will Labor Day affect unemployment benefits payment schedule in Washington?

Federal holidays don't usually affect Washington ESD payment schedules. Your benefits should deposit on the normal day as long as you filed your weekly claim on time.

I've been collecting for 8 months and holidays have never delayed my payments. Washington ESD uses automated systems that run regardless of bank holidays. Your deposit timing depends more on your bank's processing schedule than the holiday itself.

Just make sure you filed your weekly claim before the Sunday deadline. If you're having trouble reaching Washington ESD for any reason, I found this service called Claimyr that helps you get through to agents by phone. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/7DieNd3C7zQ and their site is claimyr.com. Really helped when I had payment issues last month.

THE GOVERNMENT NEVER CARES ABOUT OUR SCHEDULES! They'll probably delay it just to mess with us. I've been waiting 3 weeks for my adjudication to clear and they don't care about holidays OR weekdays!

i get mine on tuesdays too and last year labor day didnt change anything

One thing to keep in mind - if you need to contact Washington ESD customer service, they might have modified hours around the holiday. But the automated payment system runs independently of their customer service hours.

I work for a bank and can confirm that ACH transfers (which is how unemployment benefits are paid) typically process on federal holidays unless it's a banking holiday. Labor Day is federal but not banking, so you should be fine.

This is exactly the kind of question I had when I first started collecting. You get paranoid about every little thing affecting your payments when you really need the money.

For what it's worth, I've never seen Washington ESD issue any notices about holiday payment delays. They usually announce if there are going to be any system maintenance issues that might affect payments.

Check your eServices account tomorrow morning if you're really worried. You can see the payment status there even before it hits your bank account.

I'm still waiting for my payment from TWO WEEKS AGO because of some stupid identity verification issue. At least you're getting yours regularly!

update us tomorrow if you get your payment on time, would be good to confirm for everyone

In my experience with Washington ESD, the only times payments get delayed are when there are technical issues with their systems or if there's a problem with your specific claim. Holidays don't impact the automated payment processing.

The only time I had a delay was when my bank had technical issues, not Washington ESD. So even if there is a delay, it might not be on their end.

Just to be thorough - make sure you didn't miss any job search activities in your weekly claim. Sometimes people forget to log activities over holiday weekends and that can flag your claim.

I remember being worried about this exact same thing during Memorial Day weekend. Payment came through right on schedule. You're probably overthinking it.

If you do run into any issues with Washington ESD in the future, that Claimyr service I mentioned earlier has been a lifesaver for me. Worth bookmarking claimyr.com just in case.

Washington ESD has been pretty reliable with payment timing in my experience. I think you'll be fine tomorrow.

let us know how it goes, i'm curious if everyone gets their payments on time this week

Thanks for posting this question! I was wondering the same thing but didn't want to seem paranoid by asking.