Waiting 23 weeks on my first unemployment payment - 11 months and counting

I was laid off as an operations analyst and filed right away, and I have been certifying every week. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. The page shows my claim as open but no payment date.

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