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[^3]\n\nThe reported figure of 7.271 million falls short of the forecasted 7.330 million, indicating a minor miss from analysts' expectations. [^4]\n\nThe average forecast from a survey of economists conducted by Bloomberg predicted 7.31 million job vacancies for the period. [^5]\n\nPrediction market traders and economists overestimated U.S. payroll numbers for two consecutive months in June and July 2026, expecting six-figure job gains in June (actual just below 60,000) and job gains in July (actual job losses). [^6]\n\nPrediction market traders on Kalshi see 50-50 odds that the U.S. added more than 50,000 jobs in August 2026, implying a slightly lower outlook than the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 53,000 jobs. [^7]\n\nPrediction market traders on Polymarket give a 48% likelihood that the U.S. economy created more than 50,000 jobs in August 2026. [^8]\n\nAccording to BLS projections cited by Business Insider, software developers are expected to add 174,700 jobs from 2025 to 2035 and have a median annual pay of $135,980, ranking them first. [^9]\n\nBusiness Insider ranked high-paying jobs by combining BLS projections with May 2025 median wage data, defining high-paying as typical annual pay of at least $75,000. [^10]\n\nRegistered nurses are projected to gain 194,700 jobs over 2025-2035 with a median annual pay of $97,550, placing the occupation fourth on Business Insider's list. [^11]\n\nThe Bureau of Labor Statistics released new employment projections on a Thursday in 2025 for hundreds of occupations spanning the 2025-2035 period. 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