Can't reach California Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live EDD agent in minutes.
Claimyr is a pay-as-you-go service. We do not charge a recurring subscription.
Using Claimyr will:
- Connect you to a human agent at the EDD
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the EDD drops your call
If I could give 10 stars I would
If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
Really made a difference
Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
An incredibly helpful service
An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
IT WORKS!! Not a scam!
I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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- DO post questions about your issues.
- DO answer questions and support each other.
- DO post tips & tricks to help folks.
- DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)
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My phone bill was insane from all the calling attempts. Had to upgrade my plan twice because I was going over my minutes every month.
I didn't even think about the phone bill impact! How many minutes were you using?
Thousands. Between the redialing and the long holds, I was burning through my entire monthly allowance in a week.
Best time summary: Wednesday/Thursday 2-3pm. Avoid: Monday mornings, lunch 12-1:30pm, after 4pm any day, Friday afternoons. Good luck everyone!
Adding this to my notes. Finally some clear guidance on timing.
Or just skip the timing games and use an auto-dialer. Life's too short to spend it calling EDD manually.
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If you're still trying to call manually, at least use speaker phone and do other things while redialing. Don't just sit there getting frustrated. Make breakfast, do laundry, whatever keeps you sane during the process.
Good advice. I was driving myself crazy just sitting there listening to busy signals all day.
I set up a whole workstation with snacks and entertainment. Made the endless calling slightly more bearable.
Bottom line: reaching a live person at the CA EDD phone number is possible but requires either incredible patience/luck with manual calling or using a service that automates the process. Don't let anyone tell you it's easy - it's genuinely one of the hardest government phone systems to navigate.
This thread has been so helpful. At least now I know I'm not alone in this struggle.
Agreed. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences and tips. Going to try some of these strategies.
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For those still manually calling - avoid Fridays after 3pm. Even if you get through, you won't get issues resolved before the weekend.
Good point. Better to wait until Monday than waste Friday afternoon.
Learned this the hard way. Got through at 4:30pm Friday and they couldn't process anything until the following week.
UPDATE: Finally used Claimyr after reading these comments. Got connected to a Spanish agent in 32 minutes and resolved my mom's claim hold. Should have done this weeks ago instead of the manual calling nightmare.
Do it. I calculated I spent over 40 hours trying to call manually. This saved my sanity and got results fast.
Same experience here. The automated service is a game changer for Spanish speakers.
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Seriously, save yourself the misery. The peace of mind alone is worth it. Check out claimyr.com if you're tired of this phone nightmare.
StarGazer101
Don't waste time after 4pm trying to reach EDD representatives. They seem to stop taking new calls even though their hours say 5pm. Learned this after dozens of failed late afternoon attempts.
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NightOwl42
•So their posted hours aren't accurate?
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StarGazer101
•Technically they're open until 5 but good luck getting through after 4. They probably stop accepting new calls to handle existing queue.
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Ava Thompson
The reality is there's only one EDD representative number and it's completely overwhelmed. Until they fix their phone system, you either spend days calling manually or pay someone to call for you.
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Ava Thompson
•Most people don't realize until they actually need to call. Then you discover what everyone dealing with EDD already knows - it's nearly impossible.
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Zainab Ali
•Which is exactly why services like Claimyr exist. The manual process is so broken that automation becomes the only viable solution.
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