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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Greenlee County is a county of Arizona with 9,409 residents. Its economy produced $2,526 million in 2024 (ranked #12 of 15 counties) and had 5,832 jobs with an average annual pay of $88,182 (#1 for pay). The unemployment rate was 3.1% in 2026M09.
Greenlee County produced about $2,526 million of goods and services in 2024, which is 0.4% of the combined output of the 15 counties of Arizona that BEA reports (about 0.1% of the state's population lives here), and ranks it 12th of 15 on that measure. Per resident that is $268,483, 248% above the state average; the average for all counties of the state taken together is $77,260. In current dollars output grew 20.9% from 2023 to 2024, before adjusting for inflation. The gap between its output rank (12th) and its output-per-resident rank (1st) shows that a few high-value industries or a small population drive the figure.
BLS counts 5,832 jobs located in Greenlee County on average in 2024, spread over 110 employer sites (about 53 jobs per site). That is 0.62 jobs for every resident, above the 0.29 of the typical county in Arizona, which tells you whether the county is a place people mostly commute to for work or a place they commute from. The average annual pay per job was $88,182, 27% above the average of all counties in the state ($88,182 against $69,601). Average pay is total wages divided by jobs, so it is pulled up by high earners and counts part-time jobs as whole jobs; it is not the pay of a typical worker. The number of jobs rose 3.3% from 2023 to 2024.
The three largest private industries are construction (61.6% of private jobs, $76,049 a year on average), retail trade (35.4% of private jobs, $49,278 a year on average), agriculture, forestry, fishing (3.0% of private jobs, $25,947 a year on average). Together they hold 100.0% of private-sector jobs. Among industries with at least 3% of jobs, the best paying is construction at $76,049 a year, followed by retail trade ($49,278). Several of the biggest employers pay well below the county average: retail trade ($49,278), agriculture, forestry, fishing ($25,947). Jobs there are plentiful but the pay is lower than the headline average suggests.
In 2026M09 the unemployment rate in Greenlee County was 3.1%, 34% below the average of the state's counties (3.1% against 4.7%). The labour force (people working or looking for work) numbered 5,184. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 2.6% (2025M12) to 3.9% (2026M06); the latest month is preliminary and BLS revises it. These county rates are not seasonally adjusted, so compare the same month across years.
The median household income was $71,164 (ACS 2020–2024), 11% below the state median ($71,164 against $79,964). None of the largest places of the guide has this as its main county, which usually means a smaller or more rural county; the figures above still describe the whole county.
Counties close to Greenlee County in output are Apache County, Santa Cruz County, Gila County, Graham County. Compare their jobs, pay and unemployment on their own pages.
| Measure ⇅ | Value ⇅ | Rank among the 15 counties of Arizona ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,409 | 15 of 15 |
| GDP 2024 | $2,526 million | 12 of 15 |
| GDP per resident | $268,483 | 1 of 15 |
| Jobs (QCEW 2024) | 5,832 | 15 of 15 |
| Average annual pay | $88,182 | 1 of 15 |
| Job change vs 2023 | +3.3% | 4 of 15 |
| Unemployment rate (lower is better) | 3.1% | 1 of 15 |
| Median household income | $71,164 | 4 of 15 |
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| Industry ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Share of private jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Concentration vs US (location quotient) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 365 | 61.6% | $76,049 | 1.19 |
| Retail trade | 210 | 35.4% | $49,278 | 0.36 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 18 | 3.0% | $25,947 | 0.38 |
A location quotient above 1 means the industry is more concentrated here than in the US. BLS withholds sectors with too few employers.
| Measure ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Labour force | 5,184 |
| Employed residents | 5,022 |
| Unemployed residents | 162 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% |
| Jobs located in the county (QCEW) | 5,832 |
| Employer sites | 110 |
Residents employed and jobs located here differ: many residents commute to other counties.
| County ⇅ | Population ⇅ | GDP 2024 ⇅ | GDP per resident ⇅ | Jobs ⇅ | Average annual pay ⇅ | Unemployment ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 4,559,748 | $419,250 million | $91,946 | 2,280,645 | $73,840 | 4.1% |
| Pima County | 1,060,490 | $66,712 million | $62,907 | 386,312 | $61,936 | 4.8% |
| Pinal County | 469,006 | $16,272 million | $34,694 | 77,687 | $58,158 | 4.8% |
| Yavapai County | 245,480 | $12,137 million | $49,443 | 71,540 | $54,666 | 4.7% |
| Mohave County | 220,517 | $9,482 million | $42,997 | 56,391 | $51,199 | 5.9% |
| Yuma County | 211,741 | $11,353 million | $53,620 | 71,978 | $53,873 | 14.5% |
| Coconino County | 144,508 | $10,662 million | $73,783 | 65,975 | $54,494 | 5.0% |
| Cochise County | 125,566 | $6,576 million | $52,373 | 34,954 | $59,877 | 5.8% |
| Navajo County | 108,415 | $4,065 million | $37,498 | 28,615 | $50,447 | 6.6% |
| Apache County | 65,341 | $2,948 million | $45,111 | 16,611 | $56,805 | 7.8% |
| Gila County | 53,795 | $2,397 million | $44,562 | 15,973 | $56,684 | 4.4% |
| Santa Cruz County | 48,926 | $2,844 million | $58,128 | 13,675 | $59,656 | 7.7% |
| Graham County | 39,232 | $2,015 million | $51,367 | 10,751 | $57,182 | 4.3% |
| La Paz County | 16,664 | $849 million | $50,919 | 6,359 | $51,608 | 6.0% |
| Greenlee County | 9,409 | $2,526 million | $268,483 | 5,832 | $88,182 | 3.1% |
9,409 (Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024).
$2,526 million in 2024 (BEA, current dollars).
3.1% in 2026M09 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted; the latest month may be revised).
5,832 jobs on average in 2024 with an average annual pay of $88,182 (BLS QCEW).