{"id":241085,"date":"2026-04-02T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=241085"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:23:38","slug":"nonfarm-payrolls-still-due-on-good-friday-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/nonfarm-payrolls-still-due-on-good-friday-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonfarm Payrolls Still Due on Good Friday, Tomorrow: April 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the stock market being closed tomorrow on Good Friday, Treasuries will be open until noon and will likely react to the nonfarm payrolls release due at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Hiring is poised to have recovered from one of the worst months since the COVID pandemic, as February\u2019s losses of 92k were significant. For March, however, the Interactive Brokers prediction venue expects a number near 55k, as the 30k \u201cYes\u201d and the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=582530257%7C20260403%7C80000%7CMarch%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">80k<\/a> \u201cNo\u201d are going for $0.69 and $0.61. But this indicator has an elevated deviation rate and can sport some wild volatility at times, which has investors pricing the -20k \u201cNo\u201d at $0.18 and the 130k \u201cYes\u201d at $0.11. Similarly, the monthly Reuters poll of 71 forecasters stands at a median of 60k, against the backdrop of minimum and maximum projections of -25k and 125k.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"115\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture1-1100x115.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241094 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/115;aspect-ratio:9.564749820641591;width:724px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture1-1100x115.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture1-700x73.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture1-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture1-768x80.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture1.png 1262w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"726\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241095 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 582px; aspect-ratio: 582\/726;aspect-ratio:0.8016523133866661;width:724px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture2.jpg 582w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture2-300x374.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unemployment-expected-at-4-4\"><strong>Unemployment Expected At 4.4%<\/strong><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unemployment rate, released in the same report, has much more predictability since its historical deviation trends are significantly subdued on a relative basis. Indeed, the Interactive Brokers prediction market prices the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=573031117%7C20260403%7C4.3%7CMarch%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4.3%<\/a> \u201cYes\u201d at $0.76 and the 4.5% \u201cNo\u201d at $0.82, landing the expectation at an unchanged 4.4%. The monthly Reuters poll of 69 forecasters sports similar possibilities, as the 4.4% median estimate is accompanied by minimum and maximum forecasts of 4.3% and 4.5%, indicating a narrow range of possible outcomes, according to projections.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"116\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture3-1100x116.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241099 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/116;aspect-ratio:9.48321805509049;width:753px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture3-1100x116.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture3-700x74.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Picture3-300x32.jpg 300w, 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