Yavapai County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Yavapai County’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 54 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Yavapai County economy

5.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
103,238
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 layoffs

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

WARN 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.

Veterans Health Administration9 open roles
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University6 open roles
Diamondresorts2 open roles
Freeport-McMoRan2 open roles
Hilton Worldwide Holdings2 open roles
Memorial Hospital Logansport2 open roles
Oregon Tool2 open roles
Sturm Ruger2 open roles
TEKsystems2 open roles
Builders FirstSource1 open role

Colleges in Yavapai County

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

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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

Prescott34 jobs
Sedona8 jobs
Prescott Valley5 jobs
Bagdad4 jobs
Cottonwood2 jobs

Other Arizona counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Yavapai County?

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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.