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Exactly 4.5% · Unemployment rate in May 2026?: Exactly

Exactly 4.5% is priced at 13¢ on Kalshi. Current book: 8¢ bid, 11¢ ask, 3¢ spread. This outcome ranks #4 of 16 inside Unemployment rate in May 2026?: Exactly.

Price history

13¢ current

0¢10¢
Apr 23, 2026May 22, 2026

Contract brief

If the Unemployment rate is exactly 4.5% in May 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

Outcome

Exactly 4.5%

Rank

#4 of 16

Leader

Exactly 4.3% 34¢

Range

1¢-34¢

Family volume

$49

Identifier

KXECONSTATU3-26MAY-T4.5

May 23, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · 26m ago

Implied probability

13¢
Latest venue quote
May 23, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · 26m ago

Bid

Ask

11¢

Spread

24h volume

$18

Family rank

#4 of 16

16 outcomes · Unemployment rate in May 2026?: Exactly

Closes

Jun 5, 2026

Family volume

$49

Orderbook snapshot

8 / 11¢

Kalshi
3¢ spread
BidSize
100¢1.3K
8¢1.0K
6¢100
5¢100
2¢241
AskSize
11¢172
13¢6
14¢1.0K
19¢100
26¢100

Contract terms

What resolves this market.

YES condition

If the Unemployment rate is exactly 4.5% in May 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

Venue

Kalshi

Closes

Jun 5, 2026

Identifier

KXECONSTATU3-26MAY-T4.5

SF Signal
SF Index
20452.46
Regime
neutral

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Per-series collection — every live contract in the KXECONSTATU series on Kalshi, sorted by 24h volume.

Indicators

Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.

IY (Yes)

32723.9%

IY (No)

247.4%

Adj IY

20452%

CRI

12

RV

3227%

VR

1.11

Regime

neutral

Score

0.5

Full indicator table

32723.9%
247.4%
Adj IY
20452%
12
RV
3227%
VR
1.11
IAR
0.5/h
Overround
-0.1%
LAS
0.38

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