MogiWashington, D.C. Job Postings for Data Scientists Fall
Job postings for data scientists in Washington, D.C. decreased by thirty percent in the last week.
By Aiko Watanabe, Mogi Research · Oct 12, 2026
Job postings for data scientists in Washington, D.C. saw a fall of thirty percent in the past seven days. Postings went from ten before the period to seven during the period.
This decrease may be linked to a wider fall in postings for data scientists across several states. California postings fell by thirty seven percent, while Virginia saw a decrease of twenty percent.
Texas also experienced a significant drop, with postings falling by sixty two percent. The overall number of new job postings for data scientists in the US fell by forty eight percent in the last seven days.
The numbers
Which state saw the biggest growth in job postings for data scientists in the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, D.C. | 7 | 10 | -30% |
| Virginia | 24 | 30 | -20% |
| California | 12 | 19 | -37% |
| Texas | 5 | 13 | -62% |
Top roles: Data Scientist (7)
Top employers: Booz Allen Hamilton (5), Federal Communications Commission (1), Veterans Benefits Administration (1)
Washington, D.C. jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-12 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, all states, Data Scientist. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Aiko Watanabe of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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