Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 117,100 jobs in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 117,052 employed persons for the month. Myrtle Beach added 2,100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 456 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Myrtle Beach job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	117,100	+2,100	+5,200
CPS	117,052	-456	-1,816

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Myrtle Beach as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

CES employment for Myrtle Beach peaked in February 2008 at 127,200. Since then 10,100 jobs have been lost in Myrtle Beach according to the employer survey. From a trough of 110,800 in January 2011, Myrtle Beach has gained 6,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 124,628 for Myrtle Beach in January 2007. 7,576 jobs have been lost in Myrtle Beach since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 114,506, Myrtle Beach has added 2,546 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	117,100	2,100	117,052	-456
February 2012	115,000	-700	117,508	-1,203
January 2012	115,700	-200	118,711	-1,894
December 2011	115,900	600	120,605	-129
November 2011	115,300	100	120,734	93
October 2011	115,200	100	120,641	-42
September 2011	115,100	-2,400	120,683	-294
August 2011	117,500	0	120,977	1,367
July 2011	117,500	3,300	119,610	553
June 2011	114,200	600	119,057	-96
May 2011	113,600	1,100	119,153	224
April 2011	112,500	600	118,929	61
March 2011	111,900	600	118,868	-98