How to Post a Job on Facebook in 2026
Facebook jobs are back.
Free job listings returned to Facebook in the US in October 2025. Here's how to post one from your Page or Marketplace, when a paid ad works harder, and the rules for both.
What came back
Facebook jobs are back, built for local hiring.
If you heard Facebook Jobs shut down, you heard right. SHRM reported in December 2022 that Jobs on Facebook would close in the US and Canada by February 22, 2023.7 Then, on October 13, 2025, Meta announced it was "bringing jobs on Facebook back" for people in the US.1
This version is aimed at your neighborhood, not your whole brand. Meta pitches it for "entry-level, trade, and service industry employment."1 Here's what Meta's own pages say, checked in November 2026.
Facebook job listings · what Meta says
Checked Nov 2026
Where it works
The US, for now.
Meta's Help Center says Jobs is "currently being tested for select people in select cities in the U.S." It may not show for your Page yet.2
Who can post
Businesses and people.
Post from your personal profile or for your business. Meta's example: a barista for a coffee shop you manage.3
Where you create it
In the app. Not on a computer.
From your Page, Marketplace, a group or a Feed post. Meta's announcement also names Meta Business Suite. Its Help Center says creating a job isn't available on computers.13
Where it shows
Marketplace, Pages, groups and Feed.
Jobs are public and can be seen on or off Facebook, including on Instagram.2
Who sees it
Adults only.
Jobs are meant for people 18 or older. Job posts aimed at minors are removed.2
How people respond
They message you.
Replies come in Messenger. Meta tells job seekers not to share sensitive details in chat, and to apply with the employer, for example on its website.4
What it costs
Meta lists no fee.
There's no payment step in Meta's job steps. Boosting a post or running an ad is paid.35
Jobs you can't list on Marketplace.
Meta prohibits these job types on Marketplace.2
- Adult entertainment
- In-person childcareIncluding nannies, babysitters, teachers and teacher assistants.
- Modeling
- Personal training and physical therapy
- Personal wellnessSuch as estheticians and massage. Barbers and hair and nail salons are the exception.
- TravelSuch as flight attendants, cabin crew, travel agents and tour guides.
Meta also removes job posts that are fraudulent, misleading or discriminatory. A post must "clearly and fully describe" the job it offers.2
Step by step
How to post a job on Facebook, step by step.
Grab your phone: jobs are created in the Facebook app. The steps below are Meta's iPhone steps, shortened. Meta keeps a separate page for Android.3
Have this ready for each location
Copy the list- The job title people search for, plus the location name. For example: "Cashier, Main Street".
- The address or area of that location.
- The pay range, word for word from your careers-site posting.
- The shift and hours, and whether it's full or part time.
- Three to five duties, and the must-have requirements.
- The link to that location's live job on your careers site.
Meta's steps just say "enter the job details," and its help pages don't describe a separate apply-link field. So put the link in the description.3
Then paste your description into our free job ad checker. It flags missing pay, shift and location, and wording to review.
From your Page
Post a job on your Facebook business Page.
Step 1
Open your Page.
Tap Menu, then your Page name. On your personal profile? Tap your business name, then Switch now.
Step 2
Start a job post.
Below Your posts, tap What's on your mind?, then Create job.
Step 3
Enter the job details.
Fill them in, then tap Continue.
Step 4
Write the post and publish.
Add a description with the live-job link and, if you like, a photo. Then tap Post.
The job shows on your Page and on Marketplace.3
From Marketplace
Post a job on Facebook Marketplace.
Step 1
Open Marketplace.
Tap Menu, then Marketplace. If you don't see it, tap See more.
Step 2
Go to Jobs.
At the top, tap Jobs, then Create job. Or tap Sell, then Create listing, then Job.
Step 3
Post as your business.
On your personal profile? Tap your business name, then Switch now, then Create job.
Step 4
Publish.
Enter the job details, then tap Publish.3
Find it again under Sell, then Your jobs.6
You can also attach a job to a group post or a Feed post. The post keeps the audience you chose, but the job listing attached to it is public.3
Check that it's live.
Open Marketplace and tap Jobs. Meta lists jobs in your area "as long as jobs are available in your city."4 Open your listing and read it the way a job seeker would: title, place, pay and the link in the description. To fix anything, tap Manage job on the post, then Edit.6
Many locations
Posting Facebook jobs for many locations.
Hiring at many sites? Same steps, bigger stakes. Five rules keep it clean.
One listing.
Per location. Put the location name in the title, so nearby listings don't look like copies.
One link.
Per listing. That location's live-job link goes in the description and your Messenger replies, not your careers home page.
One owner.
Per listing. Name who answers its chats and who updates it: the location manager or your central team.
One record.
Keep a sheet with the location, job ID, Page, date listed, owner and link.
No doubles.
Meta says some Marketplace jobs are listed by third-party partners.2 Ask your applicant tracking system or job-distribution vendor whether your jobs already reach Marketplace, so you don't list the same job twice.
Take it down the day the role closes.
Facebook lets you edit, close or delete a job at any time.6 On your Page, find the job post and tap Manage job. On Marketplace, tap Sell, then Your jobs. Then choose Mark as filled or Delete job.
Pause any ad that points at the same job at the same time. That's how we run ours: a job closes, its ad pauses.
Hiring hourly staff across many sites? See how we run retail recruitment, and read our guide on how to hire retail employees.
Paid job ads
When a paid job ad beats a free listing.
A free listing is a good first step. It just can't be aimed, timed or budgeted. That's what ads are for.
Good first step
Free listing
Waits for people to find it.
- Meta lists no fee.
- Replies arrive as chats in Messenger.
- Meta doesn't say how many people it reaches.
Better when
Paid ad
Goes out to the people you need, on your dates.
- The Jobs option doesn't show for your Page or city yet.
- You need people by a date, like a new location opening or a hiring event.
- You want each click to land on your live listing, not in a chat.
- You need a set budget per location, and a record of what each one spent.
A boosted job post is an ad.
Meta's steps for boosting a Page post include a Special Ad Category switch. Meta says to turn it on if your ad is about employment, among a few other topics.5 In Ads Manager, you pick Special Ad Categories when you create the campaign, then Employment, then the countries.8
Meta reads "employment" widely. The category covers ads for jobs, internships and certification programs. It also covers job fairs, job boards and ads about company perks, even with no specific job named.8
What the Employment category changes.
Age is fixed at 18 to 65+, and all genders are included. ZIP-code targeting and lookalike audiences are off. In the US and Canada, each location you target must cover at least a 15-mile (25 km) radius.9 The full list is in our guide to job ad targeting rules on Meta and Google.
- 18 to 65+Age range. Fixed.
- AllGenders. Always included.
- OffZIP codes and lookalike audiences.
- 15 miMinimum radius around each location (25 km).
Creative and radius tips.
- Put the role, place, pay and shift in the first line and on the image.
- Run one ad per location. Drop a pin at its address, and name the location in the ad.
- Expect overlap. With a 15-mile minimum radius, two locations 10 miles apart reach many of the same people. The location name in each ad does the sorting.
- Link each ad to that location's live job. Pause it when the job closes.
A listing waits. An ad goes looking.
Every location.
One ad per location, inside Meta's Employment rules.
Month-to-month.
No long-term contracts. Procurement-friendly.
Handled.
We write it, run it and pause it when the job closes.
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Pay ranges
Keep the pay range the same as your posting.
Many US states and local governments now require a pay range in job postings.10 Most of these laws don't name Facebook, but some are broad. New Jersey's labor department says its rule covers "social media and more."11
- Careers site$17–$19 an hourSet it here first
- Facebook listing$17–$19 an hour
Word for word - Facebook ad$17–$19 an hourWord for word
Sample range. Use your own.
The safe habit is simple. Set the range once, in the posting on your careers site. Copy it word for word into the Facebook listing and any ad. If the range changes, change it everywhere that day.
Not legal advice; your counsel decides.
State-by-state rules and dates are in our pay transparency guide for job ads, and the free pay transparency lookup checks one state or city at a time.
Tracking links
Tag free and paid Facebook links differently.
Add UTM tags to every link you put on Facebook, so your analytics can tell a free listing from a paid ad. Keep the source the same and change the medium.
https://yourbrand.com/jobs/1234?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=cashier-main-st&utm_content=job-listing
For a cashier at a Main Street location. The campaign tag names the role and the place.
Our free UTM builder for job links has a facebook preset. It sets paid_social; switch the medium to organic_social for a free listing. It tags one link or a whole set at once.
Then count the clicks that reach a live listing. What happens after the click is tracked in your applicant tracking system.
Questions about posting jobs on Facebook.
Anything else? A person replies within one business day.
Can you still post jobs on Facebook?
Yes, in the US. Meta brought job listings back to Facebook on October 13, 2025. Its Help Center says the feature is still in testing for select people in select US cities, so you may not see it yet. Paid job ads in the Employment special ad category are another way to reach people.
Is it free to post a job on Facebook?
Meta lists no fee for creating a job listing. You pay only if you boost the post or run an ad. Meta doesn't say how many people a free listing will reach.
Do boosted job posts have targeting limits?
Yes. A boosted job post is an ad. Meta's boost steps say to turn on Special Ad Category for employment ads. In the Employment category, age is fixed at 18 to 65+ and all genders are included. ZIP codes and lookalikes are off, and the minimum radius is 15 miles in the US and Canada.
How do I take a job down on Facebook when it closes?
Find the job post on your Page and tap Manage job. Or go to Marketplace, tap Sell, then Your jobs. Choose Mark as filled or Delete job. Do it the day the role closes, and pause any ad that points at the same job.
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Sources
Last reviewed November 2026. Not legal advice; your counsel decides.
Meta's rules were read on its own help pages that month. Examples and links are samples.
- 1Meta Newsroom, "Introducing Local Jobs on Facebook", October 13, 2025. about.fb.com/news/2025/10/introducing-local-jobs-facebook
- 2Facebook Help Center, "About jobs on Facebook" (who's eligible, the rules for jobs, third-party partner listings). Checked November 2026. facebook.com/help/2203257093390031
- 3Facebook Help Center, "Create a job on Facebook" (iPhone app steps; "not available on computers"). Checked November 2026. facebook.com/help/950184520201886
- 4Facebook Help Center, "Find jobs on Facebook" (Messenger replies; apply with the employer). Checked November 2026. facebook.com/help/1939432829906368
- 5Meta Business Help Center, "How to boost a post from your Facebook Page" (the Special Ad Category setting). Checked November 2026. facebook.com/business/help/347839548598012
- 6Facebook Help Center, "Manage your jobs on Facebook" (edit, delete or close a job). Checked November 2026. facebook.com/help/851219166771197
- 7SHRM, Roy Maurer, "Meta Shelves Jobs on Facebook", December 21, 2022. shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/meta-shelves-jobs-facebook
- 8Meta Business Help Center, "How to choose a Special Ad Category" (creating the campaign; what counts as Employment). Checked November 2026. facebook.com/business/help/298000447747885
- 9Meta for Developers, Marketing API, "Special Ad Category" (Employment). Checked November 2026. developers.facebook.com/documentation/ads-commerce/marketing-api/audiences/special-ad-category
- 10Jackson Lewis, Navigating 2026: Pay Transparency Laws and Employer Obligations, January 30, 2026. jacksonlewis.com/publication/navigating-2026-pay-transparency-laws-and-employer-obligations
- 11New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, "New Law Requiring Employers to Post Salary Ranges and Benefits Information is Effective June 1", May 29, 2025. nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2025/20250530_Salary_Ranges.shtml