The Ghost Job Illusion You’ve probably heard the claim: “There are more job openings than people to fill them.” It’s the kind of statement that gets repeated in headlines, parroted by policymakers, and weaponized by pundits to dismiss the economic anxiety millions of Americans are facing. But like so much of what flows from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and corporate HR departments, the numbers don’t tell the real story. In fact, they’re hiding it. A recent CNBC article by Jeff Cox digs into the phenomenon of “ghost jobs” — job listings that companies post and never actually intend to fill. The piece rightly highlights a troubling disconnect: more than 2.2 million more job openings than actual hires—every month—since early…
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