Waiting 22 weeks on my first unemployment payment - first time posting

I filed my claim 22 weeks ago after being let go as an HR coordinator. I worked as an HR coordinator before this. I answered every question and uploaded my final pay stub. Is there a step I could have missed?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 4 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.