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 2021 to 5.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in April 2020 at 22.0% and is now 16.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.7% in January 2021, 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 | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| South Carolina | 5.2% | -0.1 | +2.4 |
| Myrtle Beach | 5.7% | 0.0 | +2.4 |
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 30,284 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,290 in January 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 173.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | 11,463 | +173 | +4,609 |
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 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 11,463 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 11,290 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 11,352 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 11,393 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 11,583 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 13,608 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 16,475 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 22,298 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 7.7% | 11.2% | 22,046 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 11.5% | 18.3% | 35,878 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 11.5% | 22.0% | 41,747 |
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. ↩
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