Santa Cruz County, AZ
FIPS 04023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Santa Cruz County had an annual average of 13,675 jobs across 1,240 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,675
-1.1% YoY
Establishments
1,240
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,657
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,658 | 163 | $1,492 | $128.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,506 | 4 | $2,495 | $195.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,009 | 80 | $509 | $26.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 755 | 22 | $560 | $22.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 667 | 77 | $947 | $32.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 559 | 39 | $900 | $26.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 535 | 6 | $1,015 | $28.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 451 | 29 | $1,391 | $32.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 442 | 92 | $1,095 | $25.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 350 | 21 | $697 | $12.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 310 | 14 | $597 | $9.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 262 | 6 | $1,284 | $17.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 226 | 10 | $721 | $8.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 223 | 7 | $1,766 | $10.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 208 | 34 | $1,634 | $17.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 196 | 11 | $844 | $8.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 192 | 32 | $540 | $5.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 179 | 72 | $1,206 | $11.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 139 | 31 | $1,005 | $7.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 135 | 16 | $1,054 | $7.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 121 | 24 | $450 | $2.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 117 | 15 | $625 | $3.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 111 | 29 | $547 | $3.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 102 | 11 | $703 | $3.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 90 | 24 | $1,117 | $5.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 79 | 19 | $970 | $4.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 79 | 31 | $842 | $3.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 76 | 11 | $612 | $2.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 73 | 10 | $601 | $2.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 72 | 12 | $1,523 | $5.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 69 | 12 | $1,076 | $3.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 49 | 5 | $1,339 | $3.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 46 | 3 | $1,670 | $4.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 46 | 6 | $649 | $1.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 37 | 8 | $1,221 | $2.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 30 | 3 | $949 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 24 | 2 | $1,927 | $2.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 21 | 12 | $421 | $0.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 20 | 5 | $1,175 | $1.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 19 | 7 | $496 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 12 | $914 | $0.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 17 | 4 | $492 | $0.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 15 | 1 | $1,227 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 14 | 5 | $314 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 13 | 1 | $1,528 | $1.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 12 | 5 | $719 | $0.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 12 | 6 | $851 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 5 | 1 | $1,865 | $0.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 4 | 13 | $1,135 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,656
jobs · $125,421 avg pay
State Government
203
jobs · $37,604 avg pay
Local Government
1,870
jobs · $53,812 avg pay
Private
9,946
jobs · $50,257 avg pay
AZ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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