How High Will Unemployment Get by December?
How High Will Unemployment Get by December?
45 chatting
4.4%
12%12¢8.333
4.4%
8.33x
4.6%
4%4¢25.000
4.6%
25.0x
4.8%
4%4¢25.000
4.8%
25.0x
This market will settle to Yes if the U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (U-3) reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in the Employment Situation Report for any month from October 2026 through December 2026 is greater than or equal to 4.4%. Outcome sourced from BLS.
This market settles based on the Employment Situation Report releases published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), viewable at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm. Each month's figure is taken as first published; later revisions will not be considered.
If the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish complete data for the specified period by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will settle based on the data published up to that point.
For full rules, see: https://www.polymarketexchange.com/files/products/PMUS%20-%20UNRTC%20-%20(2026.10.06).pdf
- Upcoming: Event startOct 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM EDT
- Upcoming: Market closesJan 8, 2027 at 11:59 PM EST
- Upcoming: PayoutUsually within 25 min of market closing
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