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Prediction market traders peg 50-50 odds for 50,000+ jobs in August

Traders are split on whether job growth in August exceeded 50,000 net new positions.

Reported · Written up by our desk · Economy

CNBC Finance reports that prediction market traders are weighing the latest labor-market read by assigning roughly 50-50 odds that the U.S. added more than 50,000 jobs in August.

The market view implies uncertainty over whether employment growth rebounded above that threshold, with traders currently evenly split on the outcome.

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