--- title: "Workable ghost jobs: what the sightings say." description: "[NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server)" canonical: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/workable last_updated: 2026-09-10 --- [NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server) # Workable ghost jobs: what the sightings say. 6.4% of scored active Workable postings carry at least one ghost-job warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. Here is the full picture for Workable: score bands, the reasons behind them, reposts, age and how quickly postings close. 6.4% Score 25 or higher all boards 17.8% 6.1% Reposted after a 10+ day gap all boards 8.0% 42.7% Older than 30 days all boards 28.6% \- Median days live when closed closures cluster at the 30-day expiry ## How Workable scores Workable boards are employer accounts read from the public jobs feed. They hold the largest share of postings in the 0-24 band, and long-open postings are rare. | Ghost score band | Workable | All boards | | --- | --- | --- | | 0-24: looks live | 93.7% | 82.3% | | 25-49: one warning sign | 6.3% | 16.4% | | 50-74: several warning signs | <0.5% | 1.3% | | 75-100: almost certainly stale | 0.0% | <0.5% | - No salary stated82.3% - Posted date far behind first sighting32.9% - Reposted (seen again after a gap of 10+ days)5.8% - Posted by a mass poster (500+ open roles)1.9% - Open for 45 days or more<0.5% - Thin description (under 400 characters)<0.5% Reasons attached to the ghost score on Workable, share of scored active postings. A posting can carry several. ## How long Workable postings stay up Workable listings sit until the employer closes them or the 30-day listing expiry runs out, and JobsPipe records the closure at the next check after that. Days live on Workable therefore clusters at the 30-day mark (median unavailable), and \- of closures happened within a week. For a board where removals are visible immediately, compare [Greenhouse](/ghost-jobs/greenhouse). The cross-board comparison is on [How long do job postings stay up?](/job-posting-lifespan) ## Check a Workable posting Paste the Workable job URL. The answer comes from the JobsPipe index, not from Workable. Works with LinkedIn, Indeed, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, SmartRecruiters and Workday URLs. Reads the JobsPipe index, never the board. ## Exclude Workable ghost jobs from a feed ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "source_or": ["workable"], "max_ghost_score": 24, "status": "active", "posted_at_max_age_days": 30, "limit": 25 }' ``` How this was measured Measured from active postings on the ten collected boards; score bands and reasons cover the postings that carry a ghost score (seen at least twice or older than 14 days), age and repost shares use the crawl sighting log, which starts between 21 June and 23 July 2026 depending on the board. Generated 2026-09-09. Shares only: JobsPipe publishes percentages, not counts. Score bands and reasons cover Workable postings that carry a ghost score (last scoring run 2026-08-29). Reposted means three or more sightings with a gap of ten days or more; age is measured from the first sighting in the crawl log. ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"source_or":["workable"],"max_ghost_score":24,"status":"active","limit":25}' ``` ## FAQ How common are ghost jobs on Workable? 6.4% of scored active Workable postings carry at least one warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. 6.1% of active Workable postings were seen again after a gap of ten days or more, and 42.7% were first sighted more than 30 days ago. Why does Workable score the way it does? Workable boards are employer accounts read from the public jobs feed. They hold the largest share of postings in the 0-24 band, and long-open postings are rare. How do I check whether a Workable job is still open? Paste the Workable posting URL into the checker on this page. JobsPipe returns the first and last sighting, the status, and the ghost score with its reasons. How do I exclude Workable ghost jobs from an API feed? Send max\_ghost\_score 24 with status active and source\_or \["workable"\] to the jobs search endpoint. Raise the score cap to 49 if a missing salary is acceptable. ### Other boards - [Indeed](/ghost-jobs/indeed) - [Ashby](/ghost-jobs/ashby) - [SmartRecruiters](/ghost-jobs/smartrecruiters) - [LinkedIn](/ghost-jobs/linkedin) - [Greenhouse](/ghost-jobs/greenhouse) - [Paylocity](/ghost-jobs/paylocity) - [Lever](/ghost-jobs/lever) - [Y Combinator](/ghost-jobs/ycombinator) - [Workday](/ghost-jobs/workday) - [All boards](/ghost-jobs) --- Canonical URL: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/workable --- AI agents: the full machine-readable index of this site is https://jobspipe.dev/llms.txt?src=md-twin - API quickstart, no-key sandbox (POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/sandbox/jobs/search), MCP server, pricing. Free key: https://jobspipe.dev/signup