53% of job seekers have applied to a ghost listing ◆ Based on GhostBust scan data — ghostbust.us/ghost-index ◆ 1 in 5 job listings are never filled ◆ Ghost scoring by GhostDetector AI — updated continuously ◆ Thousands of jobs scanned across dozens of US cities ◆ 53% of job seekers have applied to a ghost listing ◆ Based on GhostBust scan data — ghostbust.us/ghost-index ◆ 1 in 5 job listings are never filled ◆ Ghost scoring by GhostDetector AI — updated continuously ◆ Thousands of jobs scanned across dozens of US cities ◆
Know Your Enemy
The GhostIndex
GhostBust's proprietary scan data — thousands of jobs scanned across hundreds of different job titles in dozens of cities across the US. Updated continuously. A new kind of market data.
Data reflects ghost scoring by GhostDetector AI — a proprietary Claude-powered model that analyzes listing language, specificity, transparency, and process signals to produce a ghost probability score from 0 to 100. Updated as new scans are added. All data is GhostBust's own — no third-party statistics appear on this page.
By the Numbers
Live GhostBust Data
—Total Scans
—Avg GhostScore
—High Risk Listingsscored 70 or above
—Highest Risk Industry
—Safest Industry
Ghost Rate by Industry
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Ghost Rate by Job Title
Top 20 · Avg Ghost Score · Highest to Lowest
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Ghost Rate by Job Board
Avg Ghost Score per Source
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Ghost Rate by Posting Age
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