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The Bureau of Labor Statistics schedules the August 2026 Employment Situation report for Friday, September 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Readers following Kalshi jobs markets need the exact government calendar, the correct BLS measure, and the current contract rules. This is a static source-verification page, not a live terminal.
Primary sources checked: On August 7, 2026, the BLS September 2026 release calendar provided the scheduled date and time. The BLS Employment Situation Quick Guide explained the two underlying surveys. Kalshi's monthly jobs-series record and dated August event API snapshot established direct market relevance at that snapshot; they do not guarantee later status or availability.
According to the BLS September 2026 release calendar, the Employment Situation for August 2026 is scheduled for:
The BLS calendar states that all displayed times are Eastern Time. The calendar was last modified February 18, 2026, and BLS notes it is updated as needed. This means the September 4 date is not guaranteed to remain unchanged. Traders should recheck the official BLS schedule closer to the release, particularly in the final week of August and the morning of September 4.
Do not treat this page as a substitute for the live BLS calendar. Bookmark the official September 2026 schedule and verify the date independently.
The Employment Situation combines data from two distinct monthly surveys. Understanding the difference matters for interpreting Kalshi contract rules correctly.
This survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. The headline "payrolls" number comes from this survey. It counts jobs, not people. A person holding two jobs appears twice in establishment data.
This survey measures labor-force status, including the unemployment rate. It counts employed people, not jobs. The unemployment rate, labor-force participation rate, and employment-population ratio all derive from household data.
These measures are not interchangeable. The reviewed August event rules referenced total nonfarm payroll employment from the establishment survey. A separately named contract can use another measure, so the exact live rules control. The existing evergreen payroll-market guide explains threshold and price math; this page stays focused on the dated release calendar.
A dated public API snapshot taken on August 7, 2026, confirmed the following:
This snapshot establishes that Kalshi has direct relevance to the August payrolls topic. However, it does not prove that the event, any specific threshold, or any individual market remains active or available to a particular reader after August 7, 2026.
The series-level API metadata returned a settlement-source URL pointing to a different BLS release. Because that field conflicts with the event topic, this page makes no settlement-source claim from it. Readers must recheck the exact live event and market rules directly on Kalshi.
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For current contract details, visit Kalshi directly and review the live market page, public API record, and official rules.
Use this checklist to verify your information before trading any Kalshi jobs market tied to the August reference month:
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This guide is a static calendar and verification resource. It will be refreshed on:
If you are reading this page after August 7, 2026, check the refresh date at the top of the article to confirm whether updated information is available.
The BLS Employment Situation for August 2026 is scheduled for Friday, September 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. This date comes from the official BLS September 2026 release calendar, last modified February 18, 2026. BLS notes the calendar is updated as needed, so readers should recheck the official schedule closer to the release date.
Yes. A public API snapshot checked August 7, 2026 showed a dated August 2026 event record with 13 active above-threshold markets whose rules referenced total nonfarm payroll employment in the BLS Monthly Employment Situation Report. That snapshot does not guarantee later status or reader availability. Recheck the exact live event and market rules.
Total nonfarm payroll employment comes from the establishment survey and counts jobs. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Household employment comes from a separate survey and counts employed people regardless of how many jobs they hold. The reviewed August event used total nonfarm payroll employment; other contract rules may name a different measure.
Yes. BLS states that preliminary payroll estimates are revised in each of the next two monthly releases and are later subject to annual benchmark revisions. The first release is not permanently final. Whether a later revision matters to a market depends on the exact live rules, so this guide makes no universal settlement claim.
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