Yavapai County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Yavapai County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 59 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Yavapai County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
104,422
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
241,656
people in Yavapai County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,106
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Yavapai 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 5.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.7%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,400 jobs), admin & staffing (+772 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−419 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Embry-Riddle Prepares Students for AI-Driven Aerospace Careers Through NASA-Funded InitiativeThe Prescott Times · Oct 9, 2026

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Yavapai County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Yavapai County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 29, 2026	Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy	Prescott	—	—	State record

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Employers hiring most in Yavapai 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.

Freeport-McMoRan14 open roles
Veterans Health Administration8 open roles
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University6 open roles
Hilton Worldwide Holdings2 open roles
Memorial Hospital Logansport2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role
American Medical Response1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Cable One1 open role
Charlie Health1 open role

Colleges in Yavapai County

Colleges in Yavapai County
College	City	Type	Students
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	Prescott	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Prescott College	Prescott	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Yavapai 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).

Yavapai County
Yavapai

Yavapai Workforce Connection East County
Cottonwood · Affiliate · 928-634-3337
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
American Job Center @ Yavapai College
Prescott · Comprehensive · 928-776-2038
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
ARIZONA@WORK Affiliate Office Prescott Valley
Prescott Valley · Affiliate · 928-759-1669
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Cities in Yavapai County

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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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