How high will US unemployment go in 2026?

Polymarket traders put "5.0%" at 12.3% on "How high will US unemployment go in 2026?". Unchanged from yesterday. $1 traded in the last 24 hours. There are 5 possible outcomes. It resolves on Feb 1.

Most likely right now
5.0%
12%
EconomyVol $1Total volume $482KLiquidity $13KComments 21in 5 months (Feb 1)
Current probability

Aug 26 · right column is the 24-hour change (pp)

0%50%100%
5.0%
12.3%
5.5%
7.25%
6.0%
6.50%
10.0%
5.40%
7.0%
4.70%

Probability over time

5.0%
5.5%
6.0%
10.0%
7.0%
02550751008/258/26
2026-08-25 ~ 2026-08-26 · y-axis %

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