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After you file
OK we will need to know how you entered the unemployment. It should be on a 1099G. What line did it show up on your tax return? Did you enter it like a W2?
Did the IRS send you a letter about it? Why did you reach out to the IRS? Did you call them?
Be sure to save a copy of your original return before you start the amended return. The Amended return will overwrite the original return. How to Amend the current year
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-curr...
Then to fix it you first delete the unemployment you entered in the wrong place. Then Enter a 1099G for unemployment under
Federal on left
Wages & Income at top
Unemployment - Click the Start or Update Button
Your unemployment compensation will be on Schedule 1 line 7 and flows to Form 1040 Line 8. You get credit for any withholding on 1040 line 25b.