Cochise County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCochise County economy
5.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.6% the month before
45,700
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
125,458
people in Cochise County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,970
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Cochise County ranks
Where Cochise County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southwest11.4 per 10,000 · of 97
- #15Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Southwest20% · of 70
- #20Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person11.4 per 10,000 · of 100
Cochise County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: information (+439 jobs), health care (+334 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Cochise County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Cochise County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cochise County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Cochise County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- AccentCare1 open role
- Akkodis1 open role
- Bizzell1 open role
- Chenega Base & Logistics Services1 open role
- ClearanceJobs1 open role
- Cochise College1 open role
- Leidos1 open role
- LifePoint Health1 open role
- Mondelez International1 open role
- Northrop Grumman1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cochise County. 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).
- Southeastern Arizona Workforce Development Board
Cochise, Graham, Greenlee
ARIZONA@WORK- Cochise County Business and Workforce Development Center
Douglas · Affiliate · 520-364-8906
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
ARIZONA@WORK - Cochise Business and Workforce Development Center
Sierra Vista · Comprehensive · 520-458-9309
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Cochise College Human Resources
Sierra Vista · Affiliate · 520-515-3623
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Cities in Cochise County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Arizona’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Arizona unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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