Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a 59% implied probability that US unemployment peaks at 5.0% in 2026, driven by February's softening labor market where the rate edged to 4.4% amid unexpected 92,000 nonfarm payroll losses—the first decline in months—and rising initial jobless claims to 210,000. The Federal Reserve's March 18 Summary of Economic Projections held year-end 2026 unemployment steady at 4.4%, aligning with consensus economist forecasts around 4.5%, though some project peaks to 4.8% amid sluggish job growth and policy uncertainty. ADP's steady March private payroll gains offer counterbalance, but tomorrow's (April 3) official March employment report and April 29-30 FOMC meeting loom as key catalysts for sentiment shifts.
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The relevant reports for this market are the Employment Situation Reports for January-December, 2026. This market may not resolve to “No” until the Employment Situation report for December 2026 is released. If no Employment Situation Report for December 2026 is released by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, however, this market will resolve based on all previously published data up to that time.
The resolution source for this market is the Monthly Employment Situation Report, published by the BLS every month at https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/empsit.htm, specifically the U-3 measure in Table A-15 for each month.
Note: the resolution source for this market reports unemployment to one decimal point. Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market.
Mercado abierto: Jan 2, 2026, 1:53 PM ET
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0x65070BE91...The relevant reports for this market are the Employment Situation Reports for January-December, 2026. This market may not resolve to “No” until the Employment Situation report for December 2026 is released. If no Employment Situation Report for December 2026 is released by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, however, this market will resolve based on all previously published data up to that time.
The resolution source for this market is the Monthly Employment Situation Report, published by the BLS every month at https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/empsit.htm, specifically the U-3 measure in Table A-15 for each month.
Note: the resolution source for this market reports unemployment to one decimal point. Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Trader consensus on Polymarket prices a 59% implied probability that US unemployment peaks at 5.0% in 2026, driven by February's softening labor market where the rate edged to 4.4% amid unexpected 92,000 nonfarm payroll losses—the first decline in months—and rising initial jobless claims to 210,000. The Federal Reserve's March 18 Summary of Economic Projections held year-end 2026 unemployment steady at 4.4%, aligning with consensus economist forecasts around 4.5%, though some project peaks to 4.8% amid sluggish job growth and policy uncertainty. ADP's steady March private payroll gains offer counterbalance, but tomorrow's (April 3) official March employment report and April 29-30 FOMC meeting loom as key catalysts for sentiment shifts.
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