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Swift County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 166 people out of the 9,810 living in Swift County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Swift County has increased compared to the 3.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Swift County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 4,686 people who had a job during that time, 14 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,672 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	166	3.4%
Employed	4,686	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,672	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	14	0.3%