But wouldn't that fact that, as you point out, job postings aren't a reliable indicator of business performance precisely because of their propensity to be BS i

But wouldn't that fact that, as you point out, job postings aren't a reliable indicator of business performance precisely because of their propensity to be BS itself diminish any impression they might bolster? In other words, why would investors who want to use hiring as an indicator of performance deliberately look at job postings, which they know might be BS, instead of payroll budgets on the financial reports, which aren't?