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Cochise County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cochise County’s unemployment rate is 6.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cochise County economy

  • 6.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.7% the month before

  • 45,825

    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

Cochise County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cochise County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

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.

  1. LifePoint Health2 open roles
  2. Arizona Electric Power Co-op1 open role
  3. ASRC Federal1 open role
  4. BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
  5. Bizzell1 open role
  6. Chenega Base & Logistics Services1 open role
  7. Customs and Border Protection1 open role
  8. Haws Financial Planning1 open role
  9. Mondelez International1 open role
  10. Naphcare1 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.

  • 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

Other Arizona counties

All of Arizona

Laid off or looking for work in Cochise County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Arizona’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.