The Hiring Index
Hiring accountability and intelligence — ghost postings, candidate experience grades, WARN Act layoff data, and recruiter accountability across 30,000+ companies.
Key stats — cite freely with attribution
Updated dailyLast refreshed: July 21, 2026
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Journalists and researchers may use aggregated platform data for editorial purposes with attribution. Individual report data is anonymous and may not be used to identify specific individuals.
State-by-state ghost posting data
Ghost posting counts can be filtered by state at /ghost-postings and /ghost-hall-of-fame (e.g. /ghost-postings?state=NY), useful for comparing enforcement or coverage as ghost-job disclosure laws move through individual state legislatures — New York's S8877 and similar bills introduced in New Jersey, California, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.
RSS feeds
All feeds are freely accessible without authentication. Suitable for monitoring tools, news aggregators, and editorial alerts.
About the platform
The Hiring Index is a hiring accountability and intelligence platform that tracks how companies treat job seekers — from first application to offer. We publish confirmed, user-submitted reports on hiring practices, ghost postings, and workforce separations. Companies receive scores based on real candidate experiences and cannot pay to change them.
We are not a consumer reporting agency. Our data may not be used for employment screening decisions. We operate independently with no advertiser relationships or employer funding. Our Independence Charter and full methodology are published openly.
Press contact
For data requests, interview requests, editorial partnerships, or embargoed briefings:
press@therespectindex.comWe respond to all press inquiries within one business day. Logo files and platform screenshots are available on request.
Data use policy
Aggregated platform data may be used for editorial purposes with attribution to The Hiring Index (therespectindex.com). WARN Act data is public record sourced from state labor agencies — attribution to the U.S. Department of Labor WARN Act database is required when publishing this data. For commercial data licensing, contact legal@therespectindex.com.