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Arizona jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Arizona’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. 6,045 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 62 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

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Arizona economy

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 3,691,235

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,268,175

    people in Arizona

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $76,872

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Arizona outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

  • Private-sector jobs up 5.1% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 6.1% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.7%, unchanged from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+63,917 jobs), construction (+28,584 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−15,563 jobs), finance & insurance (−5,436 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Arizona. Each link goes to the publisher.

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Arizona layoffs

  • 62

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 3,134

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 52

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Arizona, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
EndeavorsSan Antonio5—State record
Chronicle HeritagePhoenix108—State record
Grunt StyleChandler9—State record
James RiverRichmond1—State record
AssistRXTempe107—State record
Restoration Forest Products, LLCBellemont130—State record
Regional Acceptance CorporationTempe120—State record
Farmers Investment Co.Sahuarita10—State record
Becton Dickson and CompanyTempe57—State record
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Scottsdale98—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Arizona

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. RTX281 open roles
  2. Honeywell Aerospace136 open roles
  3. American Society for Microbiology117 open roles
  4. State of Arizona115 open roles
  5. University of Arizona99 open roles
  6. Amazon95 open roles
  7. Carvana77 open roles
  8. Freeport-McMoRan69 open roles
  9. Axon Enterprise62 open roles
  10. Northrop Grumman62 open roles
  11. Sundt49 open roles
  12. Lucid Motors46 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Arizona

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in Arizona

  • 17

    public and private non-profit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 416,000

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Arizona

Largest colleges in Arizona
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempePublic 4-year20,000+
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdalePublic 4-year20,000+
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffPublic 4-year20,000+
University of ArizonaTucsonPublic 4-year20,000+
Arizona Christian UniversityGlendalePrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Dine CollegeTsailePublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescottPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Midwestern University-GlendaleGlendalePrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Tohono O'odham Community CollegeSellsPublic 2-year1,000–4,999
International Baptist College and SeminaryChandlerPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Justice UniversityChandlerPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Ottawa University-SurpriseSurprisePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

All 17 Arizona colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Arizona. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Arizona? How to file for unemployment in Arizona (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

48 American Job Centers in Arizona

Job fairs and business events in Arizona

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Arizona.

Conferences in Arizona

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Arizona, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 50 with dates announced.

  • EEI Financial Conference

    Nov 8 to Nov 10, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • Franchise Expo West

    Nov 13 to Nov 14, 2026 · Glendale, AZ

    Paid ticket. Price not listed.

  • ANS Winter Conference & Expo

    Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $650 to $1,995. Full conference: early bird (to Oct 22) member $1,395, non-member $1,695; priority (to Nov 8) $1,595 /…

  • Investments & Wealth Institute Experience

    Nov 16 to Nov 17, 2026 · Scottsdale, AZ

    Ticket $897 to $1,990. Member $1,495; Signature Member $1,121.25 (25% off); Elite Member $897 (40% off); non-member $1,990…

  • Arizona Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards

    Nov 18, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $200 to $300. Individual: early-bird (to Oct 16) $200 member / $250 nonmember; regular $250 member / $300 nonmember. Table…

  • NDAA Leadership Academy

    Dec 1 to Dec 3, 2026 · Scottsdale, AZ

    Ticket $855 to $995. Member $855, non-member $995

  • IHI Forum

    Dec 6 to Dec 9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $345 to $1,595. General conference (Dec 8-9) $1,595; virtual pass $345; group rate for 10+; figures from a search summary.

  • National Athletic Directors Conference

    Dec 11 to Dec 15, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Paid ticket. Registration on events.american-tradeshow.com/nadc26; prices not read.

  • Finseca Forum 400 Annual Meeting

    Jan 9 to Jan 12, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    By invitation only. Registration included in Forum 400 membership; production verification required.

  • Native American Human Resources Conference

    Jan 28 to Jan 29, 2027 · Chandler, AZ

    Paid ticket. Tiered pricing, early rates expired; general fee not read.

  • MatCap Annual

    Feb 5, 2027 · Tempe, AZ

    Apply to attend. Founder ticket $60 (selective); general admission $300; tiers rise as they sell. Portfolio founders free.

  • Acquire or Be Acquired

    Feb 7 to Feb 9, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $2,695 to $4,595. Early individual $2,695 (to Dec 11, 2026), standard $2,795; group 3+ $2,495/$2,595; non-banker…

  • Forbes Under 30 Summit

    Feb 21 to Feb 24, 2027 · Scottsdale, AZ

    Free expo, paid sessions. Pricing not published on the page read; register through Forbes Connect.

  • CICA International Conference

    Mar 7 to Mar 9, 2027 · Scottsdale, AZ

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • SABR Analytics Conference

    Mar 12 to Mar 14, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $395 to $495. Early-bird: $395 SABR members, $495 nonmembers, $150 students (2027). Regular 2026 rates were $545 member /…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 25, 2026

  • League for Innovation Innovations Conference

    Mar 14 to Mar 16, 2027 · Chandler, AZ

    Ticket $1,150 to $1,550. Board/Alliance member $1,150 through Jan 15, 2027, $1,350 after; nonmember $1,350 early, $1,550 regular.

    Open call for speakers

  • SGO Annual Meeting on Gynecologic Cancer

    Mar 19 to Mar 22, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Paid ticket. Registration opens October 2026

  • SQF Conference

    Mar 22 to Mar 25, 2027 · Tucson, AZ

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published on the pages read.

  • i4cp Next Practices Now Conference

    Mar 23 to Mar 25, 2027 · Scottsdale, AZ

    Paid ticket. Sign up by Dec. 11 to save $300; group rates available.

  • AGC Convention

    Apr 6 to Apr 8, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Paid ticket. Phoenix Convention Center, Apr 6-8, 2027 (one AGC page says Apr 6-7). Registration opens fall 2026 with tiered…

  • AWHE Annual Conference

    Apr 7 to Apr 9, 2027 · Tucson, AZ

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed.

  • CRF Forum & EXPO

    Apr 12 to Apr 14, 2027 · Tucson, AZ

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • AONL Annual Conference

    Apr 12 to Apr 15, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    Paid ticket. 2027 rates not yet published; registration opens November 2026. Group discount for 10+ registrations.

    Open call for speakers

  • IBF Forecasting and Planning Conferences

    Apr 14 to Apr 16, 2027 · Scottsdale, AZ

    Paid ticket. Pricing not captured.

Showing 24 of 66 conferences, 50 with dates announced.

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Arizona counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Show all 15

Arizona cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Show all 75

Laid off or looking for work in Arizona?

See what to do first, what Arizona unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; layoff notices from Arizona’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Arizona unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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