Waiting 23 weeks on my first unemployment payment after 16 years as an event coordinator

I applied for unemployment in Denver 23 weeks ago and the status page still says pending. I answered every question and uploaded my final pay stub. Is there a step I could have missed?

When I finally got through, the agent said my employer had responded late. Once that cleared, back pay came in one payment.

Mine took about 23 weeks because of an identity check I did not notice. Look for a message or a letter you may have missed in your online account.