US Unemployment Rate (Oct 2026)

ForecastEx Economy › Jobs Closes Nov 6 · $3.9K traded · $3.9K at stake · prices read 4 min ago

The odds

46%Above 3.4%
3.2%5.2%

How the odds have moved

Above 3.4%: 47% on Oct 20, 46% now.

The median the market implied over time and its middle half (the band), read from every strike's prices on ForecastEx.

Every outcome

Outcome Chance Day Bid Ask Pays Contracts
Above 3.4% 46% $2.16
Above 3.6% 46% $2.16
Above 3.8% 46% $2.16 2.2K
Above 4% 46% $2.16 1.6K
Above 4.2% 37% $2.70 452
Above 4.4% 5% $22.22 900
Above 4.6% 5% $22.22 800
Above 4.8% 5% $22.22
Above 5% 5% $22.22 700

"Pays" is what a $1 stake returns if that outcome happens, at the price shown (before any fees). Bid and ask are the best prices to sell and buy "Yes".

The news: jobs report, unemployment, payrolls

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  • Uruguay Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.1%The Rio Times · 13 h agoThe Uruguay unemployment rate dipped to 7.1% in September 2026, down from 7.2% in August, the national statistics office INE said on Friday 23 October. INE calls the level similar to both the previous month and September 2025, so the…
  • NEWS RELEASE: Hawai’i September Unemployment Rate at 2.8 Percentgovernor.hawaii.gov · 16 h agoKA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM KA ʻOIHANA HOʻOMOHALA PĀʻOIHANA, ʻIMI WAIWAI A HOʻOMĀKAʻIKAʻI RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION HAWAI‘I SEPTEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 2.8 PERCENT Jobs…
  • Mentor Unemployment Rate Rises to 1.7% in SeptemberCity of Mentor · 26 h agoThe unemployment rate in September 2026 for the City of Mentor increased 0.1% to 1.7% and in September 2025, the unemployment rate was 2.9%. For Lake County, the unemployment rate increased 0.2% to 1.8% in September 2026 and one year…
  • Nevada’s unemployment rate dips slightly in SeptemberNevada Appeal · 31 h agoThe unemployment rate in Nevada declined one-tenth of 1% from August to September. A report from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehab noted that the rate now stands at 4.7%, down from 4.8%. The number of nonfarm jobs…
  • Kendall County unemployment rate falls to 3.6%WSPY NEWS · 33 h agoKendall County’s unemployment rate was down in September compared with a year ago. The rate was 3.6% this September, compared with 4.2% in September 2025. Unemployment rates in DeKalb and Kane counties were also down over the year. Both…
  • Vermont's unemployment rate remains low, but its aging population is leaving the workforceMaine Public · 31 h agoVermont’s unemployment rate in September held steady at 2.6%, and remains among the lowest in the country. But the state’s workforce continues to shrink, having lost nearly 10,000 people in the past year. According to the latest…
  • Vermont’s Unemployment Rate Remained at 2.6 Percent in September | Department of Laborlabor.vermont.gov · 35 h agoVermont’s Unemployment Rate Remained at 2.6 Percent in September Today, the Vermont Department of Labor released data on the Vermont economy for the time period covering September 2026. According to household data, the seasonally-adjusted…
  • Greene County’s Unemployment Rate Down In SeptemberWGRV.com · 43 h agoThe Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development reported Thursday afternoon that Greene County’s unemployment rate in September was 4.5 percent, down from 4.9 percent in August. Greene County’s rate in September 2025 was 4.6…
  • Arizona September jobs report: Flat statewide, but some regions struggleYahoo News · 29 h agoArizona lost just 300 jobs in September — basically flat. But Flagstaff is down nearly 4% annually, while Phoenix keeps growing. Here's a look inside the numbers. The fallout of the murder of 33-year-old Robert McCartney, a father-of-two…
  • Unemployment rates fall in all 95 Tennessee countiesClevelandBanner.com · 2 days agoEvery county in Tennessee reported a decline in their unemployment rates from the previous month, according to September data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development on Thursday. Bradley County's unemployment…
  • U.S. unemployment rates revealed: new state-by-state map shows where Americans are struggling to find workKnewz · 47 h agoUnemployment rose in seven states over the past year, led by Connecticut, according to federal data released two weeks before the November 3 midterm elections. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its state-by-state…
  • Robeson County Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.1% in August as Labor Force Growsfoxy99.com · 2 days agoRobeson County's unemployment rate fell 0.3% in August, according to N.C. Department of Commerce data released recently by The Robesonian. The county's non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate landed at 5.1%, down from 5.4% in July. July had…

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