Labor force, employment & unemployment
- According to data from Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, Cochise County’s unadjusted unemployment rate in May 2022 was 3.7% (up from 3.4% in April but down from 5.3% in May a year ago).
- At the state level, Arizona’s unadjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in May (up from 3.2% in April this year but down from 5.3% in May a year ago). The U.S. unadjusted unemployment rate in May was 3.4% (up from 3.3% in April 2022 but down from 5.5% in May last year).
City level unemployment rates in May 2022 were:
- Benson, 2.2% (up from 2.1% in April 2022 but down from 3.3% in May 2021)
- Bisbee, 1.6% (up from 1.5% in April but down from 2.4% in May a year ago)
- Douglas, 7.4% (up from 6.8% in April 2022 but down from 10.5% in May last year)
- Huachuca City, 6.1% (up from 5.7% in April but down from 8.7% in May 2021)
- Sierra Vista, 3.4% (up from 3.2% in April 2022 but down from 4.3% in May a year ago)
- Tombstone, 3.3% (up from 2.9% in April but down from 4.7% in May last year)
- Willcox, 3.9% (up from 3.6% in April 2022 but down from 5.6% in May 2021).