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43 New Economic Development Jobs This Week + Hiring Trends

In 19 states from $37,000 - $250,000

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
3 min read
43 New Economic Development Jobs This Week + Hiring Trends

Happy Friday! This week I found 43 new economic development jobs for you from 19 states, with salaries ranging from $37,000 - $250,000.

See all of the recent jobs herePost a job here.

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Economic development hiring looks like it’s waking up again.

After a steady slowdown through 2024, the number of open economic development jobs has been climbing back up through 2025 and into 2026. Hiring was extremely strong a few years ago, then gradually cooled as organizations worked through leadership transitions, political changes, restructuring, and shifts in federal grant funding. For a while it felt like a lot of communities were hitting pause while they figured out budgets, priorities, and who was going to be in charge.

But over the past year the trend has started moving the other direction. More organizations are hiring again, and new postings have been steadily increasing each quarter. What’s especially notable is that we’re only halfway through March and the first quarter is already pacing close to where some recent full quarters ended. If that pace continues, 2026 could end up looking a lot more like the active hiring market we saw earlier in the decade.

Jobs

Executive Director
$93,000+
Seguin Economic Development Corporation
Texas
(Sponsored)


Cullman Economic Development Manager
City of Cullman
Alabama

Economic Development Manager
City of Cullman
Alabama

Economic Development Specialist
State of Arkansas
Arkansas

Senior Director of Economic Development
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
California

Director Of Community And Economic Development
$172,323 - $225,565
City of Cathedral City
California

Part-Time Economic Development Assistant
$57,595 - $70,013
City of Los Alamitos
California

Public Information Manager (The Office of Economic Development & Cultural Affairs)
$156,849 - $191,978
City of San Jose
California

Economic Development Manager
$131,748 - $171,902
City of Santa Fe Springs
California

Senior Economic Development and Marketing Specialist
$129,665 - $142,944
County of Sacramento
California

Administrative Assistant for Workforce & Economic Development
Inside Higher Ed
California

Economic Development Analyst
Meta
California

Senior Economic Development and Marketing Specialist
Sacramento County
California

Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development (Hybrid)
University of California, Merced
California

Director, Housing & Economic Development
$127,216 - $182,607
City of North Miami Beach
Florida

Economic Development Director
City of South Fulton
Georgia

2026 Summer Internship Program - Community & Economic Development (CED) Intern
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Georgia

Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development Manager
Northeastern REMC
Indiana

Associate Economic Development Manager
Jobot
Kentucky

Assistant Deputy Mayor, Operations Director I - Mayor's Office of Community and Economic Development
City of Baltimore
Maryland

Business Development Specialist Life Sciences - Howard County Economic Development Authority
$75,000 - $90,000
Howard County Government
Maryland

P/T Intensive English Course Facilitator-Workforce & Economic Development
Inside Higher Ed
Massachusetts

Economic Development Coordinator
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota

Deputy Community and Economic Development Director
Carson City, Nevada
Nevada

Director of Economic Development
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Nevada

Tourism Marketing Intern
Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)
North Carolina

Community & Economic Development Grants Program Administrator
$66,643 - $76,694
Forsyth County
North Carolina

Economic Development Associate/Intern
$37,440 - $37,440
City of Williston
North Dakota

Economic Development Intern
Watertown Development Company
South Dakota

Director of Economic Development
$132,014 - $178,607
City of Heath
Texas

Economic Development Specialist
$57,637 - $83,575
City of McKinney
Texas

Assistant to the City Manager-Economic Development
$82,576 - $99,091
City of Murphy
Texas

Assistant Director of Economic Development
$90,001 - $100,000
Seguin Economic Development Corporation
Texas

Data Center Economic Development Manager
Meta
United States

Director of Economic Development
$250,001 - $250,001
Arlington Economic Development
Virginia

Economic Development Communications & Marketing Manager
$60,001 - $70,000
City of Virginia Beach
Virginia

International Program Specialist
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Virginia

Director, Life Sciences
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Virginia

Economic Development Intern
$41,600 - $48,152
City of Auburn
Washington

Executive Director
Kittitas County Economic Development Partnership
Washington

Finance/Budget Manager - Extension Community and Economic Development Program
Washington State University
Washington

Sr Associate, Member Experience & Retention
International Economic Development Council
Washington DC

Communications Manager
International Economic Development Council
Washington DC

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