{"id":239857,"date":"2026-03-05T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=239857"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:36:24","slug":"forecasters-expect-50k-4-3-in-tomorrows-jobs-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/forecast-trader\/forecasters-expect-50k-4-3-in-tomorrows-jobs-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecasters Expect 50K, 4.3% in Tomorrow\u2019s Jobs Friday: March 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Forecasters engaging with the Interactive Brokers prediction markets price a <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF#\/market-details?id=582530257%7C20260306%7C50000%7CFebruary%202026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50%<\/a> chance of a number above 50k in tomorrow morning\u2019s nonfarm payrolls. Additionally, there\u2019s a 17% probability of a result ahead of 100k, and 7% and 5% likelihoods of the headline failing to exceed 0 or -50k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"313\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-15.png\" alt=\"Pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader payrolls contract. \" class=\"wp-image-239858 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-15.png 1009w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-15-700x217.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-15-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/image-15-768x238.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" 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