Waiting 3 weeks on my first unemployment payment after 14 years as a retail manager

I applied for unemployment in Spokane 3 weeks ago and the status page still says pending. It has been a long 3 weeks. I called the state line four times and only reached a recording. Is there a step I could have missed?

Check the messages section of your claim, not just the dashboard. That is where my request for more information was hiding.