Jobs, Unemployment & GDP Prediction Market Da
Tick-by-tick trades and L2 order-book depth for 10 Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series on Kalshi — Monthly unemployment (KXUE), unemployment rate monthly, jobs numbers (KXPAYROLLS), nominal GDP and GDP growth. 2,073 series-days covering March 2026 – present; 20.7K trades · $739.1K turnover over the last 30 captured days. Every contract captured co-located with nanosecond venue and receive timestamps — sold as day bundles, €1 per day, bought as a guest with instant download.
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP on Kalshi
Unemployment rate, monthly payrolls and nominal GDP contracts.
Every series below is archived at full feed resolution — each contract file carries every trade print (price, size, side) and Level-2 order-book updates in one normalized, zstd-compressed schema. A series-day bundle holds all contracts of the series for one UTC day.
Most traded Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series (last 30 days)
Ranked by USD turnover from our own daily statistics — the series a market maker or bot builder should start with.
| # | Series | Venue | Trades (30d) | Turnover (30d) | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unemployment | Kalshi | 8,987 | $355.0K | 30 | Buy days |
| 2 | Jobs numbers | Kalshi | 7,254 | $325.6K | 30 | Buy days |
| 3 | Weekly initial jobless claims | Kalshi | 1,883 | $23.5K | 30 | Buy days |
| 4 | Monthly Unemployment | Kalshi | 791 | $15.7K | 30 | Buy days |
| 5 | ADP employment change | Kalshi | 114 | $5.6K | 30 | Buy days |
| 6 | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MONTHLY | Kalshi | 940 | $5.5K | 30 | Buy days |
| 7 | Nominal GDP | Kalshi | 67 | $4.1K | 30 | Buy days |
| 8 | Unemployment spike | Kalshi | 587 | $2.5K | 30 | Buy days |
| 9 | Monthly housing starts | Kalshi | 98 | $1.0K | 30 | Buy days |
| 10 | Nominal GDP growth in [year] | Kalshi | 14 | $516.5 | 30 | Buy days |
Trades and USD turnover summed over every contract of the series, from the recorded tick data; 30 days to 2026-10-12. Series without statistics in the window are omitted.
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP — development since capture
50,994 trades and $1.7M of USD turnover across 10 series since 2026-07-08; busiest single series-day 2026-08-07 with $137.9K, biggest contract KXU3-26SEP-T3.9 (2026-10-01, $42.9K).
| Month | Series active | Days | Trades | Turnover (USD) | Avg / day | Contracts traded | L2 updates | vs previous month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 (month to date) | 10 | 12 | 8,822 | $361.2K | $30.1K | 570 | 11.4M | — |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 30 | 20,833 | $596.6K | $19.9K | 1,839 | 13.7M | −3.7 % |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 31 | 18,752 | $619.8K | $20.0K | 1,424 | 12.4M | +408.3 % |
| Jul 2026 | 4 | 24 | 2,587 | $122.0K | $5.1K | — | — | — |
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series — trades and USD turnover summed per calendar month (UTC) over every contract, from our own daily statistics of the recorded tick data. Days = captured UTC days; a partial month shows no month-over-month change. Contracts traded and L2 (order-book) updates exist for days captured with the extended statistics.
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP — turnover by weekday
Thursdays are the busiest day at about $61.4K of USD turnover, averaged over the captured days of the last 30.
| Weekday (UTC) | Avg turnover / day | USD | Avg trades | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | $28.5K | 415.8 | 5 | |
| Tuesday | $20.4K | 841 | 4 | |
| Wednesday | $29.1K | 892.25 | 4 | |
| Thursday | $61.4K | 1.0K | 4 | |
| Friday | $29.2K | 989.75 | 4 | |
| Saturday | $3.6K | 453.75 | 4 | |
| Sunday | $4.4K | 388 | 5 |
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series — average USD turnover and trades per weekday over the captured days of the last 30, from our own daily statistics; weekdays without a captured day show —.
Rising Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series — 30 days vs the 30 before
| # | Series | Venue | Turnover (30d) | Prior 30d | Growth (avg / day) | Trades (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unemployment | Kalshi | $355.0K | $164.4K | +115.9 % | 8,987 |
| 2 | Jobs numbers | Kalshi | $325.6K | $152.5K | +113.5 % | 7,254 |
| 3 | Weekly initial jobless claims | Kalshi | $23.5K | $30.1K | −22.0 % | 1,883 |
| 4 | Monthly Unemployment | Kalshi | $15.7K | $36.6K | −56.9 % | 791 |
Growth of average USD turnover per captured day, the 30 days to 2026-10-12 against the 30 days before; series need ≥ 10 captured days in both windows and ≥ $10K of turnover in the current one. From our own daily statistics.
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP prediction markets — trades and turnover per day
Every captured UTC day of the last 30, summed over the 10 Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series — how much these markets trade day by day, from our own tick capture.
| UTC day | Series with stats | Contracts traded | Trades | Turnover | Buy share | L2 updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | 10 | 41 | 241 | $4.6K | 7 % | 1.1M |
| 2026-10-11 | 10 | 24 | 246 | $1.7K | 44 % | 909.3K |
| 2026-10-10 | 10 | 29 | 620 | $2.3K | 53 % | 1.1M |
| 2026-10-09 | 10 | 32 | 706 | $3.6K | 61 % | 1.2M |
| 2026-10-08 | 10 | 55 | 1,148 | $23.0K | 37 % | 937.6K |
| 2026-10-07 | 10 | 52 | 809 | $18.0K | 47 % | 1.5M |
| 2026-10-06 | 10 | 50 | 415 | $21.6K | 93 % | 1.2M |
| 2026-10-05 | 10 | 53 | 243 | $29.3K | 38 % | 716.7K |
| 2026-10-04 | 10 | 45 | 639 | $7.1K | 35 % | 625.3K |
| 2026-10-03 | 10 | 39 | 259 | $2.2K | 57 % | 584.1K |
| 2026-10-02 | 10 | 78 | 1,872 | $91.8K | 68 % | 689.3K |
| 2026-10-01 | 10 | 72 | 1,624 | $156.0K | 54 % | 888.2K |
| 2026-09-30 | 10 | 72 | 1,521 | $76.7K | 29 % | 1.0M |
| 2026-09-29 | 10 | 75 | 1,796 | $40.9K | 67 % | 845.4K |
| 2026-09-28 | 10 | 68 | 807 | $78.8K | 54 % | 630.9K |
| 2026-09-27 | 10 | 55 | 536 | $8.3K | 62 % | 511.6K |
| 2026-09-26 | 10 | 49 | 470 | $5.9K | 60 % | 478.3K |
| 2026-09-25 | 10 | 74 | 1,081 | $16.8K | 73 % | 589.7K |
| 2026-09-24 | 10 | 71 | 534 | $13.2K | 73 % | 642.0K |
| 2026-09-23 | 10 | 62 | 950 | $14.2K | 81 % | 568.9K |
| 2026-09-22 | 10 | 56 | 912 | $12.0K | 79 % | 861.5K |
| 2026-09-21 | 10 | 49 | 628 | $23.9K | 9 % | 934.2K |
| 2026-09-20 | 10 | 44 | 322 | $2.3K | 64 % | 765.6K |
| 2026-09-19 | 10 | 59 | 466 | $4.0K | 57 % | 380.9K |
| 2026-09-18 | 10 | 62 | 300 | $4.6K | 73 % | 1.3M |
| 2026-09-17 | 10 | 64 | 703 | $53.5K | 24 % | 218.4K |
| 2026-09-16 | 10 | 50 | 289 | $7.5K | 79 % | 311.1K |
| 2026-09-15 | 10 | 41 | 241 | $7.0K | 71 % | 127.8K |
| 2026-09-14 | 10 | 40 | 160 | $5.9K | 38 % | 188.8K |
| 2026-09-13 | 10 | 32 | 197 | $2.5K | 64 % | 316.2K |
Per UTC day, summed over every Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series that has statistics for that day, from every trade print of every contract in our tick archive. Trades and USD turnover are exact; contracts traded, buy share and L2 (order-book) updates exist for days captured with the extended statistics — earlier days show —.
Most traded Jobs, Unemployment & GDP contracts on 2026-10-12
The single event contracts with the most USD turnover on the newest captured day — with open and close price and the outcome implied by the last print.
| Contract | Series | Venue | Open → Close | Implied outcome | Trades | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KXU3-26OCT-T4.1 | Unemployment | Kalshi | 0.720 → 0.650 | open | 43 | $3.6K | buy file → |
| KXUE-CAN26OCT-6.4 | Monthly Unemployment | Kalshi | 0.680 → 0.650 | open | 25 | $145.81 | buy file → |
| KXUE-MEX26SEP-2.6 | Monthly Unemployment | Kalshi | 0.610 → 0.610 | open | 2 | $122 | buy file → |
| KXPAYROLLS-26OCT-T70000 | Jobs numbers | Kalshi | 0.610 → 0.430 | open | 9 | $118.52 | buy file → |
| KXUE-MEX26SEP-2.7 | Monthly Unemployment | Kalshi | 0.800 → 0.810 | open | 3 | $91.23 | buy file → |
| KXU3-26OCT-T4.0 | Unemployment | Kalshi | 0.910 → 0.890 | open | 23 | $83.47 | buy file → |
| KXECONSTATU3-26OCT-T4.1 | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MONTHLY | Kalshi | 0.290 → 0.290 | open | 8 | $78.06 | buy file → |
| KXPAYROLLS-26OCT-T100000 | Jobs numbers | Kalshi | 0.280 → 0.250 | open | 4 | $43.79 | buy file → |
| KXHOUSINGSTART-26OCT20-T1.250 | Monthly housing starts | Kalshi | 0.290 → 0.350 | open | 2 | $34.43 | buy file → |
| KXU3-26NOV-T4.1 | Unemployment | Kalshi | 0.320 → 0.660 | open | 4 | $34.13 | buy file → |
Single contracts ranked by USD turnover on 2026-10-12 (UTC), from every trade print in our tick archive. Prices quote 0..1; the implied outcome reads the last print of the day (≥ 0.97 Yes/Up, ≤ 0.03 No/Down) — venues publish the official result. Each contract’s day file is sold individually, the whole series day as a bundle.
Kalshi Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series
Largest archive first. Each series page lists its exact coverage, day count and recent days; day bundles are bought in the shop calendar.
| Series | Venue | Interval | Days | Coverage | Size | Price/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | Kalshi | monthly | 223 | March 2026 – present | 620 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Jobs numbers | Kalshi | monthly | 223 | March 2026 – present | 431 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MONTHLY | Kalshi | event | 223 | March 2026 – present | 427 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Nominal GDP | Kalshi | event | 223 | March 2026 – present | 343 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Monthly Unemployment | Kalshi | monthly | 223 | March 2026 – present | 308 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Unemployment spike | Kalshi | annual | 223 | March 2026 – present | 240 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Nominal GDP growth in [year] | Kalshi | annual | 68 | August 2026 – present | 127 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Weekly initial jobless claims | Kalshi | weekly | 223 | March 2026 – present | 117 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| ADP employment change | Kalshi | event | 223 | March 2026 – present | 83.6 MB | €1 | Buy days |
| Monthly housing starts | Kalshi | event | 221 | March 2026 – present | 61.1 MB | €1 | Buy days |
Why buy Jobs, Unemployment & GDP prediction-market data here
Four things every page on this site is built on — and the reason the numbers above exist at all.
We record everything
The complete public feed of each venue as it was published: every Level-2 snapshot and update at the venue's full book depth, every trade with its aggressor side, every quote, funding, mark-price and liquidation event — for every instrument the venue lists, every UTC day since we added the venue. Nothing sampled, no top-N cut, no on-demand capture.
Institutional grade
Captured co-located at the venue with the exchange timestamp and our receive timestamp in integer nanoseconds, an event-id chain that makes any gap visible, and one normalized schema across 35+ venues — the same capture our own high-frequency trading engine and enterprise feeds run on.
€1 per instrument-day
Any instrument-day is €1, series-day bundles start at €1 — no subscription, no minimum order, no tiers to unlock. Credit packs lower the effective price and never expire, and every venue has free full-day samples to test against first.
Self-service for everyone
Pick the days in the Data Shop, pay by card as a guest and download immediately — no sales call, no enterprise contract, no KYC. Coding agents buy the same files through the MCP server, and the free Agent Skill teaches them the format.
Agents: /llms.txt · MCP server /mcp · every page as markdown via Accept: text/markdown
Jobs, Unemployment & GDP prediction-market data — FAQ
Does Kalshi have unemployment rate markets?
Yes — Monthly Unemployment (KXUE), the unemployment-rate econ-stat series (KXECONSTATU3), jobs numbers/payrolls (KXPAYROLLS), nominal GDP and nominal GDP growth.
How is labour-market prediction data sold?
One purchase covers every contract of the series for one UTC day — every trade print and the complete Level-2 book per contract, captured co-located with nanosecond timestamps — €1 per series-day, bought as a guest with instant download.
How far back does the Jobs, Unemployment & GDP data go?
Coverage runs March 2026 – present — 2,073 series-days across 10 series on Kalshi. Each series page lists its exact span.
Can I get Jobs, Unemployment & GDP prediction-market data as CSV or Parquet?
Yes — trades export as gzipped CSV or Parquet at no extra cost, with integer microsecond UTC timestamps that load straight into pandas, polars or DuckDB. Kalshi records full order-book depth without a separate BBO stream, so book data ships in the native tick file — the free reader script converts it locally. See the formats overview.
How much does Jobs, Unemployment & GDP prediction-market data cost?
€1 per series-day bundle — every contract of the series for that UTC day — no subscription, no minimum order. Pick days in the shop calendar, pay as a guest, download immediately.
Do I need an account or a sales call?
No. Pick the Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series-days in the Data Shop, pay by card as a guest and download immediately — no subscription, no minimum order, no KYC, no enterprise contract, no sales call. Coding agents buy the same bundles through the MCP server.
How is the Jobs, Unemployment & GDP data captured?
Co-located at the venue, message by message: every Level-2 update and every trade print carries the exchange timestamp and our receive timestamp in integer nanoseconds, an event-id chain makes any gap visible, and one normalized schema across 35+ venues means a parser written for Binance reads these files unchanged. It is the same capture our own high-frequency trading engine runs on — nothing sampled, no top-N cut.
What was the busiest Jobs, Unemployment & GDP trading day?
2026-08-07 — $137.9K of USD turnover over 1,399 trades in a single series-day. Since our statistics began on 2026-07-08, 10 Jobs, Unemployment & GDP series recorded 50,994 trades and $1.7M in total; the biggest single contract was KXU3-26SEP-T3.9 on 2026-10-01 at $42.9K. Thursdays are the busiest weekday at about $61.4K per day.