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1. toomuchtodo · 1790181435 · focus · HN ↗

   Ghost jobs! Tremendous dataset. Hospitality and education roles listed near the top are likely strong signal the wages are inadequate and a refusal to raise the wage to a market clearing price. Healthcare is self explanatory, demand is voracious due to a rapidly aging population and wages available and appropriate in many cases.

   > Hospitality postings sit the longest: 43.9% have been open more than 90 days, median 65 days. Healthcare turns over fastest at 19.7%.

   (kudos to unlisted for aggregating and reporting, this gives me a data point to offer to jurisdictions and regulators interested in compliance monitoring in this context)

   1. dofm · 1790183200 · focus · HN ↗

      Education roles are also an indication of mandatory listing: they have someone internally in mind for a future vacancy but are legally required to list it.

      1. toomuchtodo · 1790183254 · focus · HN ↗

         Any citations are welcome on this for my source of truth knowledge graph. Thank you in advance.

         1. renjimen · 1790183862 · focus · HN ↗

            My partner is a teacher in rural Canada and this is true here, at least. District admins often design a role with someone in mind, setting very specific requirements to that effect (needs to have shop AND socials training/experience is one that comes to mind). They need to post the job to meet union criteria, but only one person could realistically fit the bill.

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