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Labor market


Cochise County, Arizona

 A project of Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group in partnership with Arizona G&T Cooperatives and community sponsors

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Nonfarm jobs (payroll employment) (monthly)
Monthly employment trends
Job growth projections (by industry)
Labor force, employment, unemployment & unemployment rate (monthly)
Monthly unemployment trends
Monthly labor force stats
Civilian labor force (chart)
Labor force participation (by characteristics)
Employed persons (chart)
Unemployed persons (chart)
Unemployment rate (chart)
Unemployed population (graphics)

Nonfarm jobs (payroll employment)

  • The number of nonfarm jobs in Cochise County was up by 700 in the 12 months ended January 2023, for job growth of 2.1%, according to data from Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. The countywide private sector added 900 jobs (4.0%) while the government sector dropped 200 jobs (-1.9%). Within government, all the job losses were at the state and local levels (-3.4%) while federal job numbers were unchanged.
  • In Cochise County’s private sector, goods-producing jobs were up by 100 (3.8%) in the 12 months ended January, all of which were in construction and mining (5.3%). Manufacturing job numbers held steady in the 12 months ended January.
  • Countywide private-sector, service-providing jobs were up by 800 (4.0%) from January 2022 to January 2023, with the gain of 500 jobs (12.5%) in professional and business services; 400 jobs (6.6%) in trade, transportation, and utilities; and 200 jobs (66.7%) in information. These were partly offset by the loss of 200 jobs (-5.4%) in leisure and hospitality and 100 jobs (-2.3%) in educational and health services. Job numbers held steady in financial activities and other services in the 12 months ended January.

Nonfarm Payroll Employment (2001-current) (pdf)

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Nonfarm Payroll Employment (2001-current) (xlsx)

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Monthly employment trends

Job growth projections

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Labor force, employment & unemployment

  • Cochise County’s unadjusted unemployment rate in January 2023 was 4.0%, up from 3.6% in December and 3.8% in January 2022.
  • At the state level, Arizona’s unadjusted unemployment rate in January was 3.3%, unchanged from December but down from 3.8% in January a year prior.
  • The U.S. unadjusted unemployment rate in January was 3.9%, up from 3.3% in December but down from 4.4% in January 2022.


Cochise County municipality-level unemployment rates for January 2023 were:


  • Benson, 3.9%, up from 2.2% in December 2022, and 2.3% in January 2022.
  • Bisbee, 2.8%, up from 1.5% in December and 1.7% in January a year prior.
  • Douglas, 7.8%, up from 7.2% in December and 7.7% in January a year ago.
  • Huachuca City, 5.9%, unchanged from December but down from 6.4% in January 2022.
  • Sierra Vista, 3.4%, up from 2.9% in December and 3.0% in January a year prior.
  • Tombstone, 1.7%, down from 3.2% in December and 3.4% in January a year ago.
  • Willcox, 6.7%, up from 3.8% December 2022, and 4.1% in January 2022.

Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment (2000-current) (pdf)

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Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment (2000-current) (xlsx)

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Monthly unemployment trends

Monthly labor force stats

Civilian labor force

Labor force participation

Employed persons

Unemployed persons

Unemployment rate

Unemployed population

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