Santa Cruz County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Santa Cruz County’s unemployment rate is 7.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Santa Cruz County economy

7.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
8.5% the month before
22,224
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
48,209
people in Santa Cruz County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,614
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Santa Cruz County ranks

Where Santa Cruz County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#8Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.8 points · of 55

Santa Cruz County 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 8.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 4.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 7.7%, down 0.8 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Santa Cruz 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.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Santa Cruz County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Santa Cruz 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Santa Cruz 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.

Customs and Border Protection1 open role
Davita1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Santa Cruz 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).

Arizona@Work - Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz

ARIZONA@WORK - Santa Cruz County
Nogales · Comprehensive · 520-375-7670
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm except Federal Holidays

Cities in Santa Cruz County

Nogales2 jobs

Other Arizona counties

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Sources: 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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