Santa Cruz County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Santa Cruz County economy

• 9.0%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  9.1% the month before

• 21,962

  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

Santa Cruz County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Santa Cruz 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 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.

1. Apex Tool Group Homepage1 open role
2. Santa Cruz County1 open role
3. Sundt Construction1 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.

• 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

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