Ghost Jobs: Revelio Labs Data Show Ghost Job Postings Surging

Line chart showing the U.S. hires-to-job-postings ratio declining from 0.75 in 2018 to below 0.5 in 2023.

How fake job listings and recruiter ghosting are distorting the labor market.

Line chart showing the U.S. hires-to-job-postings ratio declining from 0.75 in 2018 to below 0.5 in 2023. Source: Revelio Labs. — Figure 1. Line chart showing the U.S. hires-to-job-postings ratio declining from 0.75 in 2018 to below 0.5 in 2023. Source: Revelio Labs, October 2023

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