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  "published_at": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
  "semantic_title": "September unemployment rate holds near 4.1 percent in pricing",
  "telemetry": "Kalshi ladder",
  "headline": "Sept U-3 unemployment seen at 4.0-4.1%: ladder pricing",
  "category_tag": "MOMENTUM_REPRICING",
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  "detection_path": "news_cycle",
  "pre_news_classification": "concurrent",
  "status": {
    "state": "live",
    "as_of": "2026-09-08",
    "outcome": null,
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    "resolved_at": null
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  "target_event_id": "CM-EVT-720DZC17Y9",
  "target_event_slug": "kxu3-26sep",
  "event_question": "September 2026 U-3 unemployment rate",
  "linked_event_ids": [],
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    "platform_market_id": "KXU3-26SEP-T4.1",
    "question_raw": "Will the unemployment rate (U-3) be above 4.1% in September?",
    "current_price": 0.45,
    "volume_24h_usd": 21.08,
    "arbitration_model": "kalshi_staff",
    "resolution_source": "Bureau of Labor Statistics",
    "resolves_at": "2027-01-01T14:00:00Z"
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    "Prediction market ladder puts September unemployment in the 4.0-4.1% range: 84% above 4.0%, only 45% above 4.1%.",
    "August unemployment held at 4.1%, and the ladder is consistent with no meaningful deterioration expected in September.",
    "The 4.5% and higher strikes price at 6-8%, suggesting the market sees little risk of a sharp labor market deterioration.",
    "The separate peak unemployment ladder (CM-EVT-RBY62SKLC0) puts only 16% odds on unemployment ever exceeding 4.5% before 2027, aligning with the benign September read."
  ],
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          "source": "Economics Insider",
          "source_url": "https://economicsinsider.com/us-jobs-report-august-2026/",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-08T12:33:52+00:00"
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      "significance": {
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        "threshold_unit": "rank",
        "passed": true,
        "reason": "surfaced in the daily Exa news-cycle scan; mechanically matched to an active kalshi market"
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      "story": "August 2026 jobs report showed 162,000 nonfarm payrolls added with unemployment holding at 4.1%.",
      "publisher": "Economics Insider",
      "published_at": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
      "source_url": "https://economicsinsider.com/us-jobs-report-august-2026/"
    },
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        "notes": {
          "tier": "editorial",
          "method": "llm_judge_cm_signal_v1"
        }
      },
      "notes": "Prediction market ladder pricing closely tracks the August BLS print, treating 4.1% as the new equilibrium anchor."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Economics Insider: US Jobs Report August 2026: 162,000 Jobs Added as Unemployment Holds a",
      "url": "https://economicsinsider.com/us-jobs-report-august-2026/",
      "published_at": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-08T12:33:52+00:00"
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