What box is the amount in? It could be for a state refund you got last year or for unemployment. You enter them in different places. If it is for a state refund in box 2 then the year is in box 3. Like you got a 2023 state refund in year 2024. 2023 (or prior) is the year it is for. The 2024 in the top right box is the year you received it.
1099G Box 1 is for Unemployment
1099G Box 2 is for a prior year state refund
They get entered in different places.
