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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Myrtle Beach fell 3.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 18.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 6.3 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in April 2020 at 22.0% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Myrtle Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
South Carolina	12.4%	-0.4	+9.3
Myrtle Beach	18.7%	-3.3	+14.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 2020 at 41,747. There are now 5,218 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Myrtle Beach	36,529	-5,218	+27,592

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
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.4%	18.7%	36,529
April 2020	14.7%	12.8%	22.0%	41,747
March 2020	4.4%	3.2%	4.1%	8,359
February 2020	3.5%	2.5%	3.3%	6,854
January 2020	3.6%	2.4%	3.4%	6,909
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	3.1%	6,475
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	3.3%	6,804
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	3.5%	7,189
September 2019	3.5%	2.4%	3.7%	7,610
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	4.0%	8,040