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 August 2019 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Myrtle Beach peaked in February 2010 at 12.9% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in February 2019, 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	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
South Carolina	3.2%	-0.2	0.0
Myrtle Beach	4.4%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 23,126. There are now 14,000 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,307 in February 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 819.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Myrtle Beach	9,126	-97	+52

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
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	4.4%	9,126
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.5%	9,223
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.4%	9,119
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	4.3%	8,883
April 2019	3.6%	3.4%	4.2%	8,591
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	4.1%	8,411
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	4.1%	8,307
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	4.2%	8,508
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	4.4%	8,723
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	4.4%	8,732
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	4.4%	8,801