Southwest City had unemployment rate of 3.6% in 2021

Southwest City recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% among its 675 residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That means 430 of the 962 individuals of any age living in Southwest City at the time were employed, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Southwest City has increased compared to the 2.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Southwest City was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	16	3.6%
Employed	430	96.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	430	96.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%