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Updated · CNBC · Sep 1

Prediction Markets See 50,000 August Jobs as Traders Price 25% Risk of Another Decline

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Updated · CNBC · Sep 1

Prediction Markets See 50,000 August Jobs as Traders Price 25% Risk of Another Decline

1 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 1

Kalshi traders put August payrolls at a coin flip for more than 50,000 jobs, signaling a rebound from July’s job loss but only a modest one.
That pricing sits slightly below the Dow Jones consensus for 53,000 jobs, while Polymarket assigns a 48% chance that hiring topped 50,000.
Kalshi also shows a wide dispersion in outcomes: about a 25% chance the economy lost jobs again and a similar chance payrolls exceeded 80,000.
The caution reflects two straight misses by both economists and prediction markets, which expected six-figure gains in June and job growth in July before the data came in far weaker.
The official August employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is due at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday.

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