âI canât get any helpâ: Alabamaâs unemployment rate is down, but problems with unemployment claims system continue Unemployment benefits delayed By Jonathan Hardison | April 22, 2021 at 2:34 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 6:15 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Martha Moore made it through the pandemic without losing her job at a local car dealership, until the owner decided it wasnât worth it anymore and shut down. âOur business closed after about 30 years, about 2.5 weeks ago,â Moore reports. Moore had never had to file an unemployment claim in her life. After trying to get some help filing her first, she wishes sheâd never had to deal with this system to begin with.