Job openings for US economists are falling:

Job openings for economists dropped -21% YoY in December 2025, to ~1,773, the lowest since at least 2019.

This marks the 3rd consecutive annual decline.

The weakness was broad-based across sectors, with full-time academic positions dropping -33% YoY.

At the same time, Federal government job listings dropped -71% YoY, to just 24.

The number of job openings in business and finance has also weakened for a third year.

As a result, total available vacancies for economists are -43% below the 2019 pre-pandemic levels.

The economics job market is experiencing one of its worst downturns in history.

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