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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 September 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in April 2020 at 20.7% and is now 17.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in February 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Myrtle Beach unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
South Carolina 2.9% -0.1 -0.4
Myrtle Beach 3.7% 0.0 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 2020 at 39,233. There are now 31,329 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,881 in February 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 23.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Myrtle Beach 7,904 -8 -914

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
October
2023
3.9% 2.9%
September
2023
3.8% 2.9% 3.7% 7,904
August
2023
3.8% 3.0% 3.7% 7,912
July
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.8% 8,212
June
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.8% 8,098
May
2023
3.7% 3.1% 3.7% 8,002
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.7% 7,924
March
2023
3.5% 3.2% 3.8% 7,981
February
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.7% 7,881
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 3.8% 8,003
December
2022
3.5% 3.3% 4.0% 8,382
November
2022
3.6% 3.3% 4.0% 8,404

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.