{"id":4518,"date":"2026-08-27T14:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elisadesimone.com\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:11:40","slug":"texas-linkedin-ghost-jobs-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisadesimone.com\/fr\/texas-linkedin-ghost-jobs-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Texas enqu\u00eate sur LinkedIn concernant les offres d&#039;emploi fant\u00f4mes."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-be389595 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-color:#6B5B95;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:6px;background-color:#F6F8FB;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#6B5B95;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">WORK \u00b7 DIGITAL PLATFORMS \u00b7 CONSUMER PROTECTION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:clamp(27.894px, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.285), 48px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.15\">Texas Is Investigating LinkedIn Over \u201cGhost Jobs\u201d. Here\u2019s What We Actually Know<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14.082px, 0.88rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.786), 21px);line-height:1.55\">A formal investigation has brought ghost jobs into the consumer-protection arena. The allegations are serious, but they are not established findings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-178a29a2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#C5D0F5;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;background-color:#F6F8FB;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:28px;padding-top:26px;padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:26px;padding-left:26px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.938), 24px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Dans cet article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px);line-height:1.7\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-inter-font-family\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-texas-is-investigating\">What exactly is Texas investigating?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-a-ghost-job\">What is a ghost job?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#why-premium-matters\">Why Premium matters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-happens-next\">What happens next?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f598b29 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:40px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">For years, job seekers have complained about a peculiar feature of the online labour market: vacancies that appear to be open but never seem to lead anywhere.<br>They have acquired a name: ghost jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">Until recently, it was easy to dismiss the subject as another frustration circulating through Reddit threads, LinkedIn posts and conversations among exhausted applicants.<br>On 14 July 2026, however, the issue moved into a different arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-55ccba16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;border-left-color:#6B5B95;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;background-color:#F6F8FB;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:26px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#6B5B95;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase\">FORMAL INVESTIGATION \u00b7 14 JULY 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.7\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations that the company advertised and profited from fake or misleading job opportunities, particularly in connection with paid Premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 19px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.7\">That does not prove LinkedIn did anything unlawful.<br>It does mean the question is now the subject of a formal state investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53edb385 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:26px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"what-texas-is-investigating\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:clamp(23.043px, 1.44rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.7), 38px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">What exactly is Texas investigating?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">According to the Attorney General\u2019s 14 July statement, the office issued LinkedIn a Civil Investigative Demand, or CID.<br>The demand seeks documents, data and internal communications concerning LinkedIn\u2019s advertising and marketing, its verification practices, its representations about job listings and its Premium subscription services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">Texas says LinkedIn has more than one billion registered users worldwide and reported approximately $17.8 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2025. The Attorney General\u2019s office also says Texas users pay approximately $39.99 per month for Premium Career and $69.99 for Premium Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">The consumer-protection question is straightforward: if people pay for a service partly because they believe it gives them better access to genuine employment opportunities, what responsibility does the platform have for the quality and legitimacy of the marketplace it is selling access to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#6B5B95;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-h-4-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.45\">\u201cThe question is no longer whether job seekers are frustrated by ghost jobs. The question is what a paid platform represents to consumers about the marketplace they are paying to access.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53edb385 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:26px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"what-is-a-ghost-job\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:clamp(23.043px, 1.44rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.7), 38px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">What is a ghost job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">The Texas Attorney General describes a ghost job as a listing that either does not correspond to an actual open position or is posted even though the employer has no immediate intention of filling it.<br>There is evidence that potentially inactive listings are widespread, but the numbers need to be handled carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb998770 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#D7DEE8;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:16px;background-color:#F6F8FB;margin-top:22px;margin-bottom:26px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.255), 30px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25\">27.4% classified as \u201clikely ghost jobs\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.341), 17px);line-height:1.7\">A 2025 analysis by <a href=\"https:\/\/resumeup.ai\/research\/ghost-jobs-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ResumeUp.AI<\/a> examined more than 980,000 LinkedIn listings across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. It classified 27.4% of US listings as \u201clikely ghost jobs\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">That figure does not mean researchers individually proved that 27.4% were fake.<br>Their methodology treated US listings open for more than 30 days without evidence of active hiring as potential ghost jobs. The researchers themselves note limitations, including the inability to capture some reposting and the fact that the analysis was a point-in-time snapshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 19px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.7\">Cette distinction est importante.<br>Evidence of a suspicious pattern is not evidence of fraud by every employer, nor proof of wrongdoing by LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53edb385 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:26px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"why-premium-matters\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:clamp(23.043px, 1.44rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.7), 38px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Why Premium matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">The investigation becomes particularly interesting because it is not merely about annoying or stale listings.<br>It is about monetisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">The Texas Attorney General alleges that LinkedIn markets paid Premium services to job seekers who may reasonably expect the platform\u2019s listings to represent legitimate, active opportunities. The office states that LinkedIn does not independently verify the hiring status of most listings and argues that Premium marketing does not disclose that a significant share of postings may be inactive, unfilled or otherwise not representative of genuine hiring opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">Again: these are allegations under investigation, not established findings.<br>But they intersect with a broader problem in today\u2019s job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">People already spend money and enormous amounts of time trying to become employable, visible and competitive. Increasingly, they are also offered paid tools to improve their chances of navigating the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 19px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.7\">If part of that market contains opportunities that are not actually opportunities, the cost is not merely subscription money. It is time, applications, personal data, emotional energy and distorted information about the true level of labour demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53edb385 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:26px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"what-happens-next\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:clamp(23.043px, 1.44rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.7), 38px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">What happens next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">As of 16 August 2026, the Texas Attorney General\u2019s public announcement establishes an investigation and a demand for information. It does not announce charges, a lawsuit, a settlement or a finding that LinkedIn violated the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">The next meaningful developments could include further document requests, a negotiated resolution, litigation, public findings or the investigation closing without enforcement action. There is no public timetable in the 14 July announcement for when the investigation must conclude.<br>That uncertainty is worth preserving rather than filling with speculation.<br>Citizen journalism should not turn suspicion into conviction merely because the suspicion feels plausible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:#C5D0F5;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:4px;margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-h-4-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.45\">\u201cEvidence of a suspicious pattern is not the same thing as proof of wrongdoing. But a pattern can still be serious enough to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1E293B;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.75\">There is a wider communication question here too. Labour-market statistics can tell us that vacancies exist. Platforms can tell us how many jobs are listed. Neither number automatically tells us how many employers are genuinely trying to hire.<br>And perhaps that is the most useful thing about the Texas investigation, whatever its eventual outcome.<br>It forces a basic question into the open:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.938), 24px);font-style:italic;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5\">When a platform makes money from connecting people with work, how much responsibility should it bear for ensuring that the work being advertised is actually there?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8ca7b304 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#1F3A5F;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:clamp(16.834px, 1.052rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.042), 26px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"color:#475569;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);line-height:1.65\" class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color has-inter-font-family\">\n<li>Office of the Attorney General of Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/news\/releases\/attorney-general-ken-paxton-investigates-linkedin-advertising-fake-and-misleading-job-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release dated 14 July 2026<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ResumeUp.AI, <a href=\"https:\/\/resumeup.ai\/research\/ghost-jobs-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 ghost-jobs analysis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d17cdbab wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background-color:#071A3D;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:48px;padding-top:44px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:44px;padding-left:32px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-playfair-display-font-family\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.364), 32px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Explore the systems behind work and communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-inter-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#C5D0F5;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:22px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);line-height:1.7\">Read more of my work or contact me to continue the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-23cb70a3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-eds-primary-navy\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-border-color has-inter-font-family has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elisadesimone.com\/en\/\" style=\"border-color:#FFFFFF;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#1F3A5F;padding-top:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:24px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none\">Explorez mon travail<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-eds-primary-violet\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-border-color has-inter-font-family has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elisadesimone.com\/en\/contacts\/\" style=\"border-color:#FFFFFF;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#6B5B95;padding-top:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:24px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.227), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none\">Contactez-moi<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas opened an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations involving ghost jobs and Premium subscriptions. 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