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title: "More white-collar layoffs in 2026 than in 2025?"
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status: live
trading_closes_at: 2027-03-01T15:00:00+00:00
total_volume_usd: 61256.62
venues: ["Kalshi"]
categories: []
prices_as_of: 2026-10-09T09:16:58+00:00
publisher: BetCrypto
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# More white-collar layoffs in 2026 than in 2025?

Live · $61,257 traded · listed on Kalshi

## About

If the total number of layoffs and discharges in the Professional and Business Services sector during calendar year 2026 is greater than 5,497,000, then the market resolves to Yes.

This market will use FRED series JTU540099LDL, “Layoffs and Discharges: Total Nonfarm: Professional and Business Services, Level in Thousands, Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted."

_From Kalshi's listing._

## Main market

| Outcome | Probability | Cheapest | Kalshi |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 59% | 61¢ on Kalshi | 61¢ |
| Yes | 42% | 44¢ on Kalshi | 44¢ |

## Open on a venue

- [Kalshi](https://betcrypto.now/go/e/1263?via=md)

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