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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Myrtle Beach fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in February 2010 at 13.0% and is now 9.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Myrtle Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
South Carolina	3.2%	0.0	-0.6
Myrtle Beach	3.9%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 February 2010 at 23,278. There are now 15,403 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Myrtle Beach	7,875	-231	-2,228

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
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.9%	7,875
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	4.0%	8,106
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	4.1%	8,291
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	4.2%	8,352
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	4.5%	8,938
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	4.5%	8,856
August 2018	3.8%	3.2%	4.6%	9,126
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.6%	9,097
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	4.4%	8,675
May 2018	3.8%	3.4%	4.1%	8,068
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.5%	8,701