US Economist

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PGIM Credit is seeking a US Economist to join the Global Macroeconomic Research Team. We are looking for an economist with strong knowledge of the US economy and hands‑on experience tracking economic data, developing forecasts, and building and maintaining macroeconomic models.

As part of the US macro team, you will help formulate and refine the firm’s views on the US economy, including the outlook for growth, inflation, labor markets, and Federal Reserve policy. You will closely monitor incoming economic data, assess how new information affects the outlook, and use quantitative models to identify risks to the team’s views. You will report to the Chief US Economist and work closely with members of the broader Global Macroeconomic Research Team.

This is a hybrid position based in Newark, NJ, with an expectation of being in the office three days per week.

This role is ideal for someone currently working on, or with experience supporting, a US economics or macroeconomic research team within a financial institution, central bank, think tank, or similar research environment.

• Own and contribute to the tracking, analysis, and forecasting of key US economic indicators, assessing incoming data, underlying components, and revisions to refine the team’s views on growth, inflation, labor markets, and Federal Reserve policy.
• Building, refining, and maintaining macroeconomic models for growth, inflation, and other key variables.
• Building new charts and analytical tools for tracking and assessing US data; developing access to new data sets; expanding the macro team’s data analysis toolkit.
• Further developing macroeconomic and financial databases and automating related chart books.
• Supporting the research and other analytical work of regional economists and strategists on the team.

• 5–7 years of relevant experience analyzing and forecasting the US economy, ideally within a financial institution, central bank, think tank, or economic research organization.
• Hands‑on experience building, testing, maintaining, and interpreting macroeconomic forecasting models and regression‑based analyses.
• Demonstrated experience tracking and forecasting US economic data across areas such as growth, inflation, labor markets, consumption, and Federal Reserve policy.
• Strong knowledge of US macroeconomics and the ability to interpret incoming data, including underlying components, revisions, and implications for the economic outlook.
• Strong quantitative and programming skills, with hands‑on experience using Python, Stata, EViews, R, or similar analytical tools.
• Experience working with economic and financial datasets and platforms such as Haver Analytics, Bloomberg, or similar sources.
• Ability to communicate quantitative findings and economic conclusions clearly to both technical and investment audiences.
• B.A. or M.A. in Economics,…