How long a job posting stays open, and what an old one means
Reading postings · figures recounted Nov 14, 2026 from 89,712 open jobs · how they are made
Half of the 89,712 open postings are younger than 53 days. 30,214 of them, 34%, have been open for 90 days or more. An old posting is not always a dead one, and the difference can be checked.
Open postings by age
How many postings are this old today, counted from the date the employer posted them.
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 0–7 d | 7,782 |
| 8–30 | 22,097 |
| 31–60 | 18,621 |
| 61–90 | 11,030 |
| 91–180 | 15,304 |
| 180+ | 14,878 |
Why some postings never close
Three reasons account for most of them. Some employers hire for the same title all year and keep one posting for it. Some postings are an invitation to send a resume for the future, with no opening behind it; we mark those “talent pool”. And some are simply forgotten. A posting that is 90 days old carries a mark on this site so you can decide before spending an evening on it.
How to check one
Open the job page and press “Check with the employer right now”. Your browser asks the employer’s own hiring system whether the job is still there and shows the answer. Today 88 postings were closed by employers; their pages stay online, marked as closed.
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