Surging initial jobless claims to 219,000 last week and a downside surprise in ADP private payrolls at just 140,000 have driven Polymarket trader consensus toward sub-100k nonfarm payroll growth, with market-implied odds split evenly at 33.5% apiece for 0-50k and 50-100k bins. This tight competition reflects competitive dynamics between soft landing hopes and recession risks, as 100k+ carries only 20% while negative growth bins total 29%. Differentiating factors include downward revisions in prior reports averaging -50k, weakening ISM services PMI, and Fed hawkishness delaying rate cuts, positioning traders for a median implied print near 40k ahead of Friday's BLS release.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedHow many jobs added in March?
How many jobs added in March?
50k – 100k 36%
0 – 50k 34%
100k+ 18%
-50k – 0 13%
<-150k
3%
-150k – -100k
5%
-100k – -50k
5%
-50k – 0
16%
0 – 50k
34%
50k – 100k
34%
100k+
20%
50k – 100k 36%
0 – 50k 34%
100k+ 18%
-50k – 0 13%
<-150k
3%
-150k – -100k
5%
-100k – -50k
5%
-50k – 0
16%
0 – 50k
34%
50k – 100k
34%
100k+
20%
If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
If no data for the specified month is released by the date the next month's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available month.
The BLS "Employment Situation Summary" may be found here: https://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm
Market Opened: Mar 11, 2026, 1:28 PM ET
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0x69c47De9D...Surging initial jobless claims to 219,000 last week and a downside surprise in ADP private payrolls at just 140,000 have driven Polymarket trader consensus toward sub-100k nonfarm payroll growth, with market-implied odds split evenly at 33.5% apiece for 0-50k and 50-100k bins. This tight competition reflects competitive dynamics between soft landing hopes and recession risks, as 100k+ carries only 20% while negative growth bins total 29%. Differentiating factors include downward revisions in prior reports averaging -50k, weakening ISM services PMI, and Fed hawkishness delaying rate cuts, positioning traders for a median implied print near 40k ahead of Friday's BLS release.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated


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