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Initial jobless claims for the week ending October 17, 2026

Live Kalshi odds · 21 outcomesMultiple can happen
▼11Biggest move: At least 180,000 down to 88% recently.
1
At least 14000099%
2
At least 14500097%
3
At least 16500097%
4
At least 175,000▼297%
5
At least 195,00097%
6
At least 13000093%
7
At least 12500091%
8
At least 13500091%
9
At least 17000090%
10
At least 15000089%
11
At least 16000089%
12
At least 15500088%
13
At least 180,000▼1188%
14
At least 185,000▼1188%
15
At least 190,00088%
16
At least 200,00028%
17
At least 225,0005%
18
At least 215,0004%
19
At least 205,0000%
20
At least 210,0000%
21
At least 220,0000%
Each price is that outcome’s implied probability. More than one outcome can happen here, so these are independent probabilities and are not meant to sum to 100% (they total 1419%). Read each bar on its own. Tap any outcome for its price history and embed.
What history says about this price
Across our settled record, markets priced near 90–99¢ have gone on to settle YES 94% of the time (n=1,520). The price implies 99%, so historically this band has come in about 5 points lower than the sticker. That is history, not a forecast for this specific market. See the Truth Machine for the full curve.
Based on the favourite, At least 140000 at 99¢. Every price band on this board has its own history; the full curve shows them all.
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