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70%

70% -- share of employers screening social media profiles for US employers (2025)

Name: Share Of Employers Screening Social Media Profiles Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-28

2025 · CareerBuilder

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70%

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Percentage

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2025

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US employers

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CareerBuilder Primary Tier C

https://www.dotme.in/resources/dotme-strengthen-your-personal-brand-with-the-ultimate-app ↗

Confidence: 23/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl

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Industrymedia_entertainment RegionUS Channelsocial

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US employers: 70% share of employers screening social media profiles. Source: CareerBuilder (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-screen-social-media-hiring

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