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Above 20% · How high will unemployment get before 2030?: Above

Above 20% is priced at 2¢ on Kalshi. Current book: 2¢ bid, 13¢ ask, 11¢ spread. This outcome ranks #10 of 10 inside How high will unemployment get before 2030?: Above.

Price history

2¢ current

9¢
0¢10¢
May 24, 2026Jun 4, 2026

Contract brief

If, from June 2025 to January 2030 the U-3 unemployment rate is above 20%, the market resolves to Yes.

Outcome

Above 20%

Rank

#10 of 10

Leader

Above 5% 83¢

Range

2¢-83¢

Family volume

$20

Identifier

KXU3MAX-30-20

Jun 23, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC · 0m ago

Implied probability

2¢
Latest venue quote
Jun 23, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC · 0m ago

Bid

Ask

13¢

Spread

11¢

24h volume

$3

Family rank

#10 of 10

10 outcomes · How high will unemployment get before 2030?: Above

Closes

Jan 4, 2030

Family volume

$20

Orderbook snapshot

2 / 13¢

Kalshi
11¢ spread
BidSize
100¢1.0K
2¢100
AskSize
13¢112
14¢130
16¢500
30¢1
49¢40

Contract terms

What resolves this market.

YES condition

If, from June 2025 to January 2030 the U-3 unemployment rate is above 20%, the market resolves to Yes.

Venue

Kalshi

Closes

Jan 4, 2030

Identifier

KXU3MAX-30-20

SF Signal
Regime
neutral

Indicators

Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.

Regime

neutral

Score

0.341

Observability

low

Event type

financial

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