Economist : Employers and vacancy sources

Economists are employed in both the public and private sector. The Government Economic Service (GES)  is the UK's largest recruiter of economists, with over 1,400 professionals in more than 30 departments and agencies, and recruiting around 120 assistant economists annually. The Bank of England  also recruits graduates for its three-year Analyst Career Training Programme.

Other employers include:

• other government departments and think-tanks;
• privatised utilities and their regulating bodies;
• larger local and metropolitan authorities;
• regional development agencies;
• higher education institutions (economics lecturers);
• management consultancies;
• specialist economic consultancies;
• banks (high street and city);
• insurance and accountancy firms;
• trade unions;
• political parties;
• international organisations such as the European Commission and the United Nations;
• financial journals and newspapers.

Sources of vacancies

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• The Economist  
• Financial Times  
• eFinancialCareers  
• The Supply Curve  
• Society of Business Economists  
• Econ-Jobs  
• National press.
• Specialist journals.

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