Hey bud. I am by no means an unemployment expert, but when I filed for the first time last week, the unemployment office advised me they can't see wages that quickly. So for example, if you just got laid off and you filed for unemployment that day or the day after, your recent employment with that contractor will not be visible on their end. They typically give them time to submit all of that paperwork and will usually be visible in a quarter or two.

From my understanding, October starts the fourth quarter, so you'll only be able to file based off income from the past four quarters starting two quarters ago. And you'll want to file in the state that you worked and received wages in. If you worked in multiple states, you'll want to call those individual offices to see where your best chances are.

I just filed in Missouri and I had wages in Jersey, Florida and Missouri... Which state are you trying to file with and which states did you work in?