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More jobseekers are being haunted by “ghost jobs”

More jobseekers are being haunted by “ghost jobs”

Update: 2024-08-26
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Last week’s jobless numbers revealed that more than 1.8 million people were drawing unemployment. Among the irks for would-be workers? A frustrating uptick in the number of “ghost jobs,” or postings that stay up on jobs sites for months on end without a hire. Also on the show: a moment of clarity on the future of interest rates and the sunsetting of a free COVID-19 vaccine program for uninsured adults.

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More jobseekers are being haunted by “ghost jobs”

More jobseekers are being haunted by “ghost jobs”

Marketplace / David Brancaccio and Leanna Byrne