The premier source of information on the job market for economists
in the United States is the American Economic Association's Job
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A similar site is maintained by Inomics for listings of
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Inomics
is a growing source of online information for economists, and is worth
checking periodically to see what else is there.
The Chronicle of Higher Education not only provides listings of jobs for economists in academia, but also for academics in other fields.
A new source of information on job openings in economics is the job
openings page in the innovative new Economics Research Network. Also see Econ-Jobs.
For links to other sources of job market information in economics, see
The QM&RBD Job Market.
A useful source of networking regarding high-end finance jobs is Doostang. But you'll need an invitation from an existing member to be able to join and use that innovative site.
For general information about the current state of the economics
job market, including salaries being offered, see the survey compiled
each year by the Sam Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. For example, see the summary of the Survey of the Labor Market for New Ph.D. Hires in Economics 2006-2007.
For a wiki of current job market activity, including information on interviews and invited flyouts see Economics Job Market Wiki. For job market rumors and threads, see Economics Job Market Rumors. Also see econphd.net.
Fed up, and want another career? Then you're probably looking at
the wrong web site, but nevertheless you may wish to look at the CareerBuilder.com
listings.