economics jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-05-09, economics appears in 139 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-09

Postings · last 90 days
139
Demand vs prior month
down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about economics

+Is economics in demand in 2026?

Yes. economics appears in 139 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-09, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills are commonly paired with economics?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-09), economics most often appears alongside statistics, Python, SQL, mathematics, computer science.

+Where is economics most in demand?

As of 2026-05-09, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring economics are New York City, San Francisco, London, McLean, Chicago, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring economics — last 90 days

Top metros hiring for economics

NamePostingsShare
New York City2333.8%
San Francisco1217.6%
London710.3%
McLean68.8%
Chicago57.4%
Seattle57.4%
Bangkok45.9%
Austin34.4%
Hong Kong34.4%

Skills commonly paired with economics

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-09. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
57262354aa2d08bd
data_as_of
2026-05-09
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index