Last updated: October 10, 2026

Where job postings stay open the longest

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks highest at 56 days; Corpus Christi, TX is lowest at 15 days (99 metro areas, October 2026).

How long open postings have been listed. Long-lived postings can mean hard-to-fill roles, slow hiring, or listings that are never meant to close.

#	Metro area	Median days a posting has been open	Postings
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	56 days	17,941
2	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	56 days	259
3	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	50 days	3,705
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	45 days	12,642
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44 days	10,784
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	44 days	4,540
7	Colorado Springs, CO	44 days	410
8	Asheville, NC	44 days	101
9	Boulder, CO	41 days	302
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40 days	103
11	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39 days	227
12	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38 days	326
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37 days	3,856
14	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36 days	1,003
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	32 days	5,981
16	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	30 days	5,914
17	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	30 days	5,058
18	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	30 days	3,771
19	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	30 days	2,988
20	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	30 days	2,893
21	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	30 days	2,480
22	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	30 days	2,312
23	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	30 days	1,452
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	30 days	1,291
25	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30 days	1,137
26	Pittsburgh, PA	30 days	1,128
27	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	30 days	993
28	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	30 days	958
29	Raleigh-Cary, NC	30 days	856
30	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	30 days	837
31	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	30 days	808
32	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	30 days	725
33	Jacksonville, FL	30 days	575
34	Oklahoma City, OK	30 days	530
35	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	30 days	434
36	Albuquerque, NM	30 days	397
37	Syracuse, NY	30 days	372
38	Reno, NV	30 days	347
39	Birmingham, AL	30 days	308
40	Rochester, NY	30 days	294
41	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	30 days	260
42	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	30 days	256
43	Tucson, AZ	30 days	256
44	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	30 days	216
45	Greensboro-High Point, NC	30 days	202
46	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	30 days	197
47	Baton Rouge, LA	30 days	183
48	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	30 days	183
49	Fort Wayne, IN	30 days	177
50	Portland-South Portland, ME	30 days	163
51	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	30 days	159
52	El Paso, TX	30 days	156
53	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	30 days	156
54	Chattanooga, TN-GA	30 days	142
55	Savannah, GA	30 days	142
56	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	30 days	129
57	Amarillo, TX	30 days	122
58	Port St. Lucie, FL	30 days	120
59	Winston-Salem, NC	30 days	112
60	Boise City, ID	30 days	111
61	Lubbock, TX	30 days	100
62	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	29 days	1,937
63	Madison, WI	29 days	340
64	Springfield, MO	29 days	166
65	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	28 days	5,962
66	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28 days	2,652
67	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	26 days	610
68	Knoxville, TN	26 days	223
69	Peoria, IL	26 days	131
70	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	25 days	1,882
71	Columbus, OH	25 days	1,389
72	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	25 days	1,297
73	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	25 days	686
74	Tulsa, OK	25 days	400
75	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	25 days	143
76	Green Bay, WI	25 days	130
77	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	24 days	2,032
78	Cleveland, OH	24 days	858
79	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	24 days	796
80	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	24 days	326
81	Toledo, OH	24 days	245
82	Wichita, KS	24 days	175
83	Akron, OH	24 days	143
84	Jackson, MS	24 days	121
85	Kansas City, MO-KS	23 days	1,228
86	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	23 days	815
87	Omaha, NE-IA	23 days	629
88	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	23 days	340
89	Stockton-Lodi, CA	23 days	110
90	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	22 days	238
91	Manchester-Nashua, NH	22 days	153
92	Ogden, UT	22 days	108
93	St. Louis, MO-IL	21 days	1,401
94	College Station-Bryan, TX	20 days	117
95	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	18 days	133
96	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	17 days	572
97	Ann Arbor, MI	17 days	241
98	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	16 days	212
99	Corpus Christi, TX	15 days	161

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