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Real-time data on ghost jobs across our tracked markets, updated hourly from 20+ sources.
10,485
active listings
63.7%
6,684 jobs
0.1%
11 jobs
60
/ 100
Industry studies report that 27–30% of job listings across major platforms are ghost jobs. Deghost sources from curated job APIs that pre-filter low-quality listings, resulting in a significantly lower detection rate. Our system only flags listings with clear programmatic signals — the real number may be higher.
Industry average (BLS/Greenhouse)
~30%
Based on BLS hiring data and Greenhouse platform analysis
Deghost detection rate
0.1%
Based on our 10-signal verification system
Beyond flagging active ghost jobs, Deghost continuously removes stale, closed, and low-quality listings from the active pool. Here's the full picture of what we've tracked and filtered.
Ever tracked
126,127
Closed / pulled
1,378
Expired (stale)
105,619
Low score (<40)
412
Deghost defines a "ghost job" conservatively: a listing must show multiple programmatic signals (vague description, no salary, reposted frequently, stale for 30+ days) to be flagged. This means our detection rate is lower than industry surveys, which count any unfilled listing.
Industry studies use a broader definition — any job that doesn't result in a hire within 6 months. By that measure, the rate is 27–30%. Our approach focuses on signals: does this listing show patterns of being actively filled? This makes our data more actionable for job seekers.
Learn more about our methodology →| Country | Total | Low Confidence | Flagged % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 GB | 3,926 | 1 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 US | 1,392 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 🇩🇪 DE | 1,380 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 🇨🇦 CA | 818 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇷 BR | 463 | 0 | 0% |
| 🇪🇸 ES | 175 | 0 | 0% |
| 🇵🇹 PT | 130 | 0 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 AR | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 🇮🇪 IE | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 🇵🇱 PL | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Source | Total | Low Confidence | Flagged % |
|---|---|---|---|
| arbeitnow | 3,298 | 2 | 0.1% |
| reed | 3,142 | 0 | 0% |
| jooble | 1,332 | 0 | 0% |
| himalayas | 872 | 8 | 0.9% |
| remoteok | 492 | 1 | 0.2% |
| jsearch | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| adzuna | 266 | 0 | 0% |
| jobbank_ca | 217 | 0 | 0% |
| usajobs | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| vagas-com | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| github_vagas | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| hn_hiring | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| remotive | 42 | 0 | 0% |