North Myrtle Beach, SC Unemployment Rate Report

North Myrtle Beach, SC Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in North-Myrtle-Beach, South Carolina has ranged from 2.2% in July 1999 to 22.7% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for North-Myrtle-Beach is 3.8% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

North Myrtle Beach, SC Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

North Myrtle Beach, SC Current Unemployment - 3.8%

North Myrtle Beach, SC Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2022	5.4%	3.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	5.5%	4.1%	3.8%
3 / 2022	4.2%	3.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.1%	2.6%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.5%	3.1%	3.6%
6 / 2022	3.9%	3.4%	3.6%
7 / 2022	3.6%	3.2%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.8%	3.2%	3.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2021	7.2%	5.4%	6.3%
2 / 2021	7.1%	5.2%	6.2%
3 / 2021	5.8%	4.8%	6.0%
4 / 2021	5.5%	4.4%	6.1%
5 / 2021	4.4%	3.6%	5.8%
6 / 2021	5.4%	4.5%	5.9%
7 / 2021	5.1%	4.3%	5.4%
8 / 2021	5.1%	4.2%	5.2%
9 / 2021	4.0%	3.3%	4.7%
10 / 2021	3.8%	3.3%	4.6%
11 / 2021	3.9%	3.2%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.4%	3.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2020	4.4%	3.0%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.2%	3.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	3.9%	3.0%	4.4%
4 / 2020	22.7%	12.2%	14.7%
5 / 2020	18.2%	12.0%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.4%	8.9%	11.1%
7 / 2020	11.0%	8.9%	10.2%
8 / 2020	8.3%	6.7%	8.4%
9 / 2020	6.0%	4.9%	7.9%
10 / 2020	6.1%	4.1%	6.9%
11 / 2020	6.7%	5.4%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.7%	5.9%	6.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2019	6.1%	4.0%	4.0%
2 / 2019	5.2%	3.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.5%	3.4%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.3%	2.6%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.2%	2.7%	3.6%
6 / 2019	3.5%	3.1%	3.7%
7 / 2019	3.3%	3.0%	3.7%
8 / 2019	3.1%	2.8%	3.7%
9 / 2019	2.3%	2.0%	3.5%
10 / 2019	2.8%	2.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	2.8%	2.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.3%	2.4%	3.5%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2018	6.3%	4.5%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.5%	4.0%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.5%	3.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.3%	2.7%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.4%	2.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.1%	3.7%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.9%
8 / 2018	4.1%	3.7%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.2%	3.3%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.0%	3.1%	3.7%
12 / 2018	5.1%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2017	7.3%	5.1%	4.7%
2 / 2017	6.3%	4.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	5.1%	4.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	4.1%	3.6%	4.4%
5 / 2017	4.3%	3.8%	4.4%
6 / 2017	4.6%	4.4%	4.3%
7 / 2017	4.6%	4.6%	4.3%
8 / 2017	4.8%	4.8%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.3%	4.0%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.7%	4.2%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.8%	4.0%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.6%	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2016	8.2%	5.8%	4.9%
2 / 2016	7.4%	5.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.4%	5.3%	5.0%
4 / 2016	5.2%	4.6%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.1%	4.6%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.5%	5.4%	4.9%
7 / 2016	5.2%	5.3%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.3%	5.3%	4.9%
9 / 2016	5.1%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.5%	4.8%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.4%	4.4%	4.7%
12 / 2016	6.3%	4.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2015	10.0%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2015	9.0%	6.5%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.7%	6.1%	5.4%
4 / 2015	6.4%	5.6%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.7%	6.0%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.6%	6.3%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.3%	6.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.2%	6.0%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.9%	5.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	6.5%	5.7%	5.0%
11 / 2015	6.9%	5.5%	5.1%
12 / 2015	7.7%	5.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2014	9.1%	6.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	8.7%	6.4%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.2%	5.9%	6.7%
4 / 2014	6.0%	5.3%	6.2%
5 / 2014	6.4%	5.9%	6.3%
6 / 2014	6.6%	6.6%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.6%	6.9%	6.2%
8 / 2014	7.2%	7.2%	6.1%
9 / 2014	7.1%	6.8%	5.9%
10 / 2014	7.4%	6.6%	5.7%
11 / 2014	7.9%	6.5%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.6%	6.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2013	12.4%	9.1%	8.0%
2 / 2013	11.1%	8.6%	7.7%
3 / 2013	9.2%	7.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	8.2%	7.4%	7.6%
5 / 2013	8.2%	7.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	8.4%	8.3%	7.5%
7 / 2013	7.5%	7.9%	7.3%
8 / 2013	7.6%	7.7%	7.2%
9 / 2013	7.5%	7.3%	7.2%
10 / 2013	7.8%	7.1%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.8%	6.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.9%	6.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2012	14.1%	10.1%	8.3%
2 / 2012	13.0%	10.0%	8.3%
3 / 2012	11.2%	9.3%	8.2%
4 / 2012	9.7%	8.8%	8.2%
5 / 2012	9.7%	9.1%	8.2%
6 / 2012	9.7%	9.8%	8.2%
7 / 2012	9.3%	9.7%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.2%	9.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.0%	8.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	9.4%	8.6%	7.8%
11 / 2012	9.5%	8.2%	7.7%
12 / 2012	10.8%	8.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2011	15.3%	11.3%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.5%	11.0%	9.0%
3 / 2011	12.6%	10.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	11.3%	10.0%	9.1%
5 / 2011	10.9%	10.3%	9.0%
6 / 2011	10.9%	11.1%	9.1%
7 / 2011	10.3%	10.8%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.7%	11.0%	9.0%
9 / 2011	11.2%	10.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	11.4%	10.3%	8.8%
11 / 2011	11.7%	10.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	12.7%	9.9%	8.5%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2010	15.9%	12.4%	9.8%
2 / 2010	14.8%	12.1%	9.8%
3 / 2010	13.4%	11.5%	9.9%
4 / 2010	11.8%	10.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	11.3%	10.7%	9.6%
6 / 2010	11.0%	11.2%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.5%	11.0%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.8%	11.2%	9.5%
9 / 2010	11.0%	10.7%	9.5%
10 / 2010	11.5%	10.5%	9.4%
11 / 2010	12.6%	10.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	13.5%	10.8%	9.3%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2009	14.0%	10.6%	7.8%
2 / 2009	13.8%	11.0%	8.3%
3 / 2009	12.6%	10.9%	8.7%
4 / 2009	10.8%	10.7%	9.0%
5 / 2009	10.7%	11.1%	9.4%
6 / 2009	10.7%	11.9%	9.5%
7 / 2009	10.0%	11.6%	9.5%
8 / 2009	10.1%	11.5%	9.6%
9 / 2009	10.5%	11.5%	9.8%
10 / 2009	11.6%	11.5%	10.0%
11 / 2009	12.3%	11.3%	9.9%
12 / 2009	13.6%	11.5%	9.9%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2008	7.4%	6.0%	5.0%
2 / 2008	6.7%	5.7%	4.9%
3 / 2008	5.7%	5.4%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.1%	5.2%	5.0%
5 / 2008	5.4%	5.8%	5.4%
6 / 2008	5.8%	6.6%	5.6%
7 / 2008	5.9%	6.9%	5.8%
8 / 2008	6.6%	7.5%	6.1%
9 / 2008	7.2%	7.5%	6.1%
10 / 2008	8.5%	7.8%	6.5%
11 / 2008	9.6%	8.0%	6.8%
12 / 2008	11.6%	9.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2007	6.9%	6.5%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.0%	6.1%	4.5%
3 / 2007	4.8%	5.3%	4.4%
4 / 2007	4.3%	5.2%	4.5%
5 / 2007	4.0%	5.1%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.4%	5.9%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.3%	5.8%	4.7%
8 / 2007	4.4%	5.7%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.7%	5.6%	4.7%
10 / 2007	5.1%	5.6%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.3%	5.4%	4.7%
12 / 2007	6.3%	5.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2006	7.6%	6.8%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.9%	6.8%	4.8%
3 / 2006	5.8%	6.2%	4.7%
4 / 2006	5.1%	6.1%	4.7%
5 / 2006	4.9%	6.2%	4.6%
6 / 2006	5.1%	6.8%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.7%	6.6%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.0%	6.8%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.0%	6.5%	4.5%
10 / 2006	5.2%	6.2%	4.4%
11 / 2006	5.4%	6.2%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.7%	6.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2005	8.0%	7.1%	5.3%
2 / 2005	7.6%	7.2%	5.4%
3 / 2005	6.0%	6.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.0%	6.1%	5.2%
5 / 2005	4.8%	6.2%	5.1%
6 / 2005	5.1%	6.9%	5.0%
7 / 2005	4.6%	6.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	5.0%	6.8%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.4%	6.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	5.7%	6.9%	5.0%
11 / 2005	5.9%	6.9%	5.0%
12 / 2005	6.4%	6.7%	4.9%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2004	8.2%	7.3%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.4%	7.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	6.3%	6.7%	5.8%
4 / 2004	5.0%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 2004	5.0%	6.4%	5.6%
6 / 2004	5.4%	7.3%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.9%	7.0%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.1%	6.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	5.3%	6.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	5.8%	6.7%	5.5%
11 / 2004	6.2%	6.8%	5.4%
12 / 2004	7.1%	6.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2003	8.2%	7.4%	5.8%
2 / 2003	7.2%	7.0%	5.9%
3 / 2003	5.8%	6.4%	5.9%
4 / 2003	5.2%	6.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	5.1%	6.5%	6.1%
6 / 2003	5.5%	7.6%	6.3%
7 / 2003	5.0%	7.2%	6.2%
8 / 2003	5.0%	7.1%	6.1%
9 / 2003	5.3%	7.0%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.7%	6.8%	6.0%
11 / 2003	6.2%	6.9%	5.8%
12 / 2003	6.7%	6.7%	5.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2002	7.6%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2002	6.5%	6.1%	5.7%
3 / 2002	5.3%	5.7%	5.7%
4 / 2002	4.4%	5.5%	5.9%
5 / 2002	4.2%	5.4%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.5%	6.1%	5.8%
7 / 2002	4.1%	5.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	4.3%	5.9%	5.7%
9 / 2002	4.2%	5.6%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.5%	5.6%	5.7%
11 / 2002	5.5%	5.9%	5.9%
12 / 2002	6.0%	5.9%	6.0%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2001	6.3%	4.6%	4.2%
2 / 2001	5.5%	4.8%	4.2%
3 / 2001	4.8%	4.6%	4.3%
4 / 2001	4.3%	4.5%	4.4%
5 / 2001	4.3%	4.7%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.6%	5.6%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.2%	5.4%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.6%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2001	4.4%	5.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	4.8%	5.7%	5.3%
11 / 2001	5.6%	5.6%	5.5%
12 / 2001	6.1%	5.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2000	5.7%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2000	4.9%	4.1%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.5%	3.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.9%	3.2%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.3%	3.6%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.3%	4.1%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.2%	3.9%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.4%	4.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.2%	3.7%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.2%	3.4%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.7%	3.4%	3.9%
12 / 2000	4.3%	3.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1999	7.3%	4.4%	4.3%
2 / 1999	6.0%	4.5%	4.4%
3 / 1999	3.7%	3.8%	4.2%
4 / 1999	2.8%	4.0%	4.3%
5 / 1999	2.5%	3.9%	4.2%
6 / 1999	2.6%	4.5%	4.3%
7 / 1999	2.2%	4.4%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.4%	4.6%	4.2%
9 / 1999	3.2%	4.6%	4.2%
10 / 1999	3.4%	4.4%	4.1%
11 / 1999	4.3%	4.2%	4.1%
12 / 1999	4.8%	3.8%	4.0%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1998	7.6%	4.0%	4.6%
2 / 1998	5.8%	3.8%	4.6%
3 / 1998	3.8%	3.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	2.5%	2.8%	4.3%
5 / 1998	2.4%	3.2%	4.4%
6 / 1998	2.8%	4.1%	4.5%
7 / 1998	2.4%	4.0%	4.5%
8 / 1998	2.4%	4.3%	4.5%
9 / 1998	2.9%	4.0%	4.6%
10 / 1998	3.5%	4.0%	4.5%
11 / 1998	4.5%	3.9%	4.4%
12 / 1998	5.3%	3.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1997	10.6%	6.0%	5.3%
2 / 1997	8.7%	5.7%	5.2%
3 / 1997	5.3%	5.0%	5.2%
4 / 1997	3.8%	4.5%	5.1%
5 / 1997	3.3%	4.4%	4.9%
6 / 1997	3.4%	5.2%	5.0%
7 / 1997	2.8%	4.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	3.0%	4.6%	4.8%
9 / 1997	3.0%	4.3%	4.9%
10 / 1997	3.4%	3.7%	4.7%
11 / 1997	4.3%	3.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.3%	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1996	9.8%	6.0%	5.6%
2 / 1996	7.6%	5.7%	5.5%
3 / 1996	5.3%	5.4%	5.5%
4 / 1996	3.8%	5.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	3.9%	5.7%	5.6%
6 / 1996	4.0%	6.2%	5.3%
7 / 1996	3.7%	6.1%	5.5%
8 / 1996	3.4%	5.9%	5.1%
9 / 1996	4.0%	5.9%	5.2%
10 / 1996	4.7%	5.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	6.8%	5.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	7.7%	5.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1995	10.9%	5.8%	5.6%
2 / 1995	8.1%	5.2%	5.4%
3 / 1995	5.3%	4.6%	5.4%
4 / 1995	4.3%	4.7%	5.8%
5 / 1995	3.6%	4.8%	5.6%
6 / 1995	3.6%	5.5%	5.6%
7 / 1995	3.0%	5.5%	5.7%
8 / 1995	3.1%	5.4%	5.7%
9 / 1995	3.4%	5.4%	5.6%
10 / 1995	4.2%	5.2%	5.5%
11 / 1995	5.8%	5.2%	5.6%
12 / 1995	7.3%	5.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1994	14.5%	7.6%	6.6%
2 / 1994	12.2%	7.4%	6.6%
3 / 1994	8.6%	6.8%	6.5%
4 / 1994	6.2%	6.5%	6.4%
5 / 1994	5.4%	6.1%	6.1%
6 / 1994	5.1%	6.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.4%	6.2%	6.1%
8 / 1994	4.5%	6.3%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.9%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	5.7%	5.5%	5.8%
11 / 1994	7.0%	5.2%	5.6%
12 / 1994	8.3%	4.9%	5.5%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1993	15.1%	7.6%	7.3%
2 / 1993	13.6%	7.8%	7.1%
3 / 1993	10.5%	7.3%	7.0%
4 / 1993	8.3%	7.1%	7.1%
5 / 1993	7.4%	7.3%	7.1%
6 / 1993	7.1%	8.0%	7.0%
7 / 1993	6.2%	7.6%	6.9%
8 / 1993	6.2%	7.5%	6.8%
9 / 1993	6.7%	7.1%	6.7%
10 / 1993	8.1%	6.9%	6.8%
11 / 1993	9.6%	6.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	12.0%	6.5%	6.5%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1992	14.5%	7.4%	7.3%
2 / 1992	12.4%	7.4%	7.4%
3 / 1992	8.7%	6.6%	7.4%
4 / 1992	6.4%	6.2%	7.4%
5 / 1992	5.6%	6.3%	7.6%
6 / 1992	6.2%	7.3%	7.8%
7 / 1992	5.3%	6.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	5.3%	6.8%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.7%	6.6%	7.6%
10 / 1992	7.3%	6.4%	7.3%
11 / 1992	9.6%	6.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	11.8%	6.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1991	12.5%	6.0%	6.4%
2 / 1991	10.8%	6.5%	6.6%
3 / 1991	7.4%	5.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	5.4%	5.3%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.0%	5.7%	6.9%
6 / 1991	5.0%	6.5%	6.9%
7 / 1991	4.2%	6.1%	6.8%
8 / 1991	4.6%	6.4%	6.9%
9 / 1991	5.0%	6.3%	6.9%
10 / 1991	6.5%	6.2%	7.0%
11 / 1991	9.6%	6.2%	7.0%
12 / 1991	12.5%	6.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	North Myrtle Beach, SC%	South-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1990	12.0%	5.0%	5.4%
2 / 1990	9.5%	5.0%	5.3%
3 / 1990	6.1%	4.1%	5.2%
4 / 1990	5.0%	4.2%	5.4%
5 / 1990	4.4%	4.3%	5.4%
6 / 1990	4.3%	5.0%	5.2%
7 / 1990	3.9%	4.9%	5.5%
8 / 1990	4.1%	5.1%	5.7%
9 / 1990	4.3%	5.1%	5.9%
10 / 1990	5.3%	4.7%	5.9%
11 / 1990	7.8%	5.0%	6.2%
12 / 1990	9.8%	5.1%	6.3%