Which counties in Arizona are adding jobs fastest?

Greenlee County (+26.8%), Pinal County (+21.9%) and Maricopa County (+15.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Arizona between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Arizona counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Greenlee County	+26.8%	4,213	9,312
2	Pinal County	+21.9%	63,258	539,380
3	Maricopa County	+15.3%	2,016,986	4,689,558
4	Graham County	+13.4%	8,396	40,157
5	Gila County	+11.9%	12,495	53,801
6	Yuma County	+11.7%	50,443	224,449
7	Mohave County	+11.7%	48,246	228,102
8	Yavapai County	+10.3%	68,562	252,552
9	La Paz County	+9.3%	4,056	16,711
10	Navajo County	+5.4%	20,516	109,946
11	Pima County	+5.0%	341,481	1,074,685
12	Cochise County	+4.6%	26,077	126,332
13	Santa Cruz County	−3.1%	11,201	50,020
14	Apache County	−5.3%	6,112	64,445
15	Coconino County	−6.6%	51,178	144,368

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Arizona has the fastest job growth?

Greenlee County: +26.8%, ahead of Pinal County (+21.9%) and Maricopa County (+15.3%), of 15 Arizona counties ranked.

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