How many initial jobless claims will there be the week ending May 2, 2026?
This contract is priced at 97¢ on Kalshi. Current book: 82¢ bid, 98¢ ask, 16¢ spread.
Implied probability
Event outcomes
10
Family volume
$744
Best sibling
At least 210000 29¢
Ticker
KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-180000
Price history
97¢ current
+5¢Orderbook snapshot
82 / 98¢
Contract terms
Resolution, venue, and identifiers.
Resolution rules
If there are at least 180000 initial jobless claims for the week ending May 2, 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.
Venue
Kalshi
Closes
May 7, 2026
Identifier
KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-180000
Event family
How many initial jobless claims will there be the week ending May 2, 2026?: At least.
This view keeps the individual contract next to its sibling outcomes. For long-tail search traffic, this is the useful context: where the current price sits inside the event, how much volume exists around the family, and which outcomes have actual depth.
Total volume
$744
Outcomes
10
Highest price
At least 180000 82¢
Current share
0%
At least 180000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-180000
At least 210000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-210000
At least 200000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-200000
At least 195000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-195000
At least 205000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-205000
At least 190000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-190000
At least 185000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-185000
At least 165000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-165000
At least 170000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-170000
At least 175000
kalshi · KXJOBLESSCLAIMS-26MAY07-175000
Indicators
Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.
Regime
neutral
Score
0.5
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