Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Myrtle Beach fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in February 2010 at 12.3% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Myrtle Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
South Carolina	9.5%	-0.4	-1.4
Myrtle Beach	10.4%	-0.3	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Myrtle Beach peaked in April 2010 at 16,099. There are now 2,154 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Myrtle Beach employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Myrtle Beach	13,945	-514	-1,523

Number of Unemployed Persons

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Myrtle Beach Unemployment Rate	Myrtle Beach Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.5%	10.4%	13,945
November 2011	8.7%	9.9%	10.7%	14,459
October 2011	8.9%	10.5%	11.2%	15,284
September 2011	9.0%	10.9%	11.6%	15,846
August 2011	9.1%	11.1%	11.6%	15,888
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	11.7%	15,856
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	11.5%	15,469
May 2011	9.0%	10.0%	11.1%	14,873
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.8%	14,353
March 2011	8.9%	9.9%	10.6%	14,144
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.8%	14,380
January 2011	9.1%	10.5%	11.1%	14,759