Economic indicator: unemployment
One event, one record — every framing of this event across news coverage and the crowd’s pricing resolves to this one key, so nothing fragments. Tracked since 2026-05-24; last seen 2026-08-07.
This event publishes a maintained truth record — /api/truth/economic-indicator-unemployment (also via the get_truth_object MCP tool). Layer clocks are stated per layer there; the “last seen” above is this card’s coverage-and-pricing clock.
Dormant record: the crowd hasn’t priced this since 2026-08-07. The record stays maintained; the prices and questions below reflect that last-priced date, not today.
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news items our join has matched to this event family — the list below shows recent reporting, not the full set.
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Distinct framings the crowd is pricing right now — near-duplicate strike/deadline variants collapse into the 3 shown below.
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Time windows tracked — most active: 2026.
| Area | Mentions |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 231 |
| August 2026 | 177 |
| 2027 | 44 |
In the coverage
Recent reporting behind this event, with the original source behind every headline.
- The August Labor Market Report To Cement The September Fed Hike · Seeking Alpha · 2026-08-30
- Nearly 1/4 dealing with long-term unemployment call it quits on biopharma job searches · Reddit r/biotech · 2026-08-30
- My sister and I were laid off around the same time. We started a small business together to survive unemployment. · All Content from Business Insider · 2026-08-30
- Indiana flood victims in 21 counties eligible for disaster unemployment aid, Braun announces · WTHR · 2026-08-30
- Got 3 offers after 4 months of unemployment — confused which one to join · Reddit r/jobs · 2026-08-30
- Degrees are being increasingly devalued. What's the future of higher education and youth unemployment? · Reddit r/education · 2026-08-30
- Transitioning from year of unemployment to trying to max out 401k · Reddit r/personalfinance · 2026-08-29
- Key jobs reports this week could shape Fed interest rate path · Northeast Times · 2026-08-29
- Gold prices drop 1% as Warsh says inflation a bigger concern than slowing labor market · KITCO · 2026-08-29
- Apply to 500+ applications and got zero callbacks in the past one year of unemployment · Reddit r/india · 2026-08-29
- On partial unemployment, seasonal layoff coming. Worth working under the 20% threshold? Sorry if it’s long give me a shot ! 🫡 · Reddit r/personalfinance · 2026-08-28
- Laid Off but still within the system-can I get unemployment. · Reddit r/personalfinance · 2026-08-28
What the crowd is asking
Live question framings from public prediction markets — one sensor we cite for where consensus sits, never advice on which way to lean.
The crowd’s questions are cited as a public consensus sensor; mention counts are our own coverage record. Informational only — not advice. As of 2026-08-31 · live snapshot.