Having a hard time getting your unemployment benefits? Can't get anyone on the phone? Try after 5pm.

A word from the Unemployment Department of Washington State

ALERT: Our system update is complete and eServices is online. However, both the site and our phone lines are experiencing extremely high volumes. Pages are loading slowly and call wait times are long.

Please keep trying or come back and try later.

If you are calling to submit your weekly claim, please try back after 5 p.m.

Thank you for your patience. We apologize for the inconvenience.

For more information visit www.ESD.gov