Fair-chance jobs in government
If you have a record and you're looking at government jobs, this is what the data says about hiring timelines — and how Jobeezy's fair-chance filter keeps you out of dead ends.
Federal rules to know about
Federal civilian jobs run through OPM suitability review (5 CFR Part 731). A conviction is not an automatic bar — most federal roles use individualized assessment — but some positions require a security clearance, and certain statutes (e.g. firearms roles under 18 USC §922) do exclude some applicants. State and local government jobs vary widely. We flag clearance-required postings and known hard bars in-app before you apply.
What the data says
60% ghost-job rate per BLS JOLTS June 2025 (Government all levels: 821K openings vs 331K hires = 490K gap — highest rate of any sector)
Note: BLS JOLTS June 2025 national data; Government (All Levels) sector; MyPerfectResume JOLTS analysis
Source: https://www.myperfectresume.com/career-center/careers/basics/ghost-job-economy
What this means for you
70 million Americans have a record. 32 states have ban-the-box laws. But laws don't help if the posting never reaches you. Jobeezy's fair-chance filter only matches you to employers with explicit fair-chance hiring policies — set once, in the app, and every match respects it.
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