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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Myrtle Beach fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 10.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in February 2010 at 12.3% and is now 2.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Myrtle Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.2% -0.1 -0.7
South Carolina 8.9% -0.2 -1.5
Myrtle Beach 10.2% -0.1 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, National

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

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 2,838 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 March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
Myrtle Beach 13,261 -176 -883

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
April
2012
8.1% 8.8%
March
2012
8.2% 8.9% 10.2% 13,261
February
2012
8.3% 9.1% 10.3% 13,437
January
2012
8.3% 9.3% 10.3% 13,616
December
2011
8.5% 9.6% 10.4% 13,945
November
2011
8.7% 9.8% 10.7% 14,459
October
2011
8.9% 10.0% 11.2% 15,284
September
2011
9.0% 10.2% 11.6% 15,846
August
2011
9.1% 10.4% 11.6% 15,888
July
2011
9.1% 10.5% 11.7% 15,856
June
2011
9.1% 10.5% 11.5% 15,469
May
2011
9.0% 10.4% 11.1% 14,873
April
2011
9.0% 10.4% 10.8% 14,353

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.