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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Myrtle Beach fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.1%. 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 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.8% in May 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Myrtle Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
South Carolina	4.4%	+0.1	0.0
Myrtle Beach	5.1%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 23,216. There are now 13,146 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,240 in June 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 830.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Myrtle Beach	10,070	-25	+356

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 2018	4.1%	4.4%	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	5.1%	10,070
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	5.1%	10,095
December 2017	4.1%	4.2%	5.1%	9,838
November 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.9%	9,521
October 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.9%	9,485
September 2017	4.2%	4.2%	5.0%	9,545
August 2017	4.4%	4.2%	5.2%	9,980
July 2017	4.3%	4.2%	5.1%	9,737
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	4.8%	9,240
May 2017	4.3%	4.2%	4.8%	9,360
April 2017	4.4%	4.3%	4.9%	9,524