What County are you located in?

Im in Allegheny and my unemployment approval was pending for literal months. I emailed my state rep's office after the, they called the next day, they had me on the phone with someone from unemployment the day after that, and I was payed 10 business days after that. I didnt receive my payment until after I found employment, but I still got it.

Other than emailing you state rep (again), my biggest tip is to keep putting in your certification because even though you are starting a new job on 1/30, you're still unemployed. Anything can happen between now and then, so keep putting in applications.