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Social media screening utilization by U.S. employers 2011-2015

Share of employers in the United States who use social networking sites to research job candidates from 2011 to 2015

The data displays the share of employers in the U.S. who use social networking sites to research job candidates. In 2015, 39% of survey respondents screened job candidates via public social media profiles.

2011 18 26
2013 20 28
2015 39 34