Employer Transparency Read: Ledger Average Holds at 57.5

Hiring transparency remains flat and predictable across the board. JobCop currently tracks 28 graded US employers on the ledger. Across this set, the average transparency score rests at 57.5 out of 100.

When you look at the raw numbers, the reality for job seekers is clear: most companies are operating right around the middle of the pack. There are very few standout performers offering genuine visibility, alongside a steady floor of employers who fall behind.

The High and Low End of the Ledger

At the high end of our tracked employers, Discord leads the group with a transparency score of 75 out of 100. It is the single clear outlier among the 28 graded US employers currently listed.

Beyond Discord, the upper tier flattens out quickly. Figma, Rocketship, Epsilon3, Goalbookapp 2, and Lyft all hold an identical score of 57. While these employers make up the highest-graded bracket alongside Discord, their scores sit right near the overall market average of 57.5. That tells us that even the top of the board, outside of Discord, is doing just enough to stay average.

At the bottom end, Yieldmo anchors the lowest spot on the ledger with a transparency score of 52 out of 100. Just above Yieldmo sits another group sharing a score of 57, which includes Betr, Relativity, Inductivehealth, Anaplan, and Amplitude.

Notice the pattern: a score of 57 appears across both the highest and lowest categories provided in current data. This heavy clustering around 57 demonstrates how compressed employer behavior currently is. Most companies operate within the exact same narrow band of communication and candidate handling.

Infrastructure Standards and Recent Activity

Looking across hiring infrastructure, several major career platforms and job boards share identical baseline pillar ratings on our ledger. Unverified entries including Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, Livecareer, Smartrecruiters, Recruitee, and Workablehr all utilize Greenhouse as their ATS platform. Each displays a Responsiveness pillar score of 56, a Reliability score of 55, and a Sentiment score of 50.

Meanwhile, ledger activity over the past week shows quiet metrics. In the last 7 days, 0 anonymous candidate reports were filed, and 0 cases were opened with Dep. In terms of ledger updates, Stone is the newest addition to be listed as a newly verified employer.

What the Sector Data Shows Candidates

For applicants navigating this landscape, the data highlights three core takeaways:

• High scores are rare, as Discord's score of 75 demonstrates that higher transparency is possible, but it remains an exception among the 28 US employers evaluated so far.
• The vast majority of employers coalesce near the overall mean of 57.5, with scores of 57 dominating both top and bottom categories on the ledger.
• Standardized software stack patterns endure across platforms, where identical scores for responsiveness (56) and reliability (55) across unverified entries show how automated hiring tools standardize candidate treatment.

Check the Live Transparency Ledger at https://jobcop.app/ledger and file a report at https://jobcop.app/patrol.