Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 68,929 | - | 6.3 | - |
| 1991 | 71,576 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| 1992 | 74,604 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 75,541 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| 1994 | 79,927 | 5.8 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
| 1995 | 85,984 | 7.6 | 5.1 | -1.8 |
| 1996 | 90,272 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 93,321 | 3.4 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 96,425 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| 1999 | 100,234 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 102,698 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 2001 | 97,400 | -5.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 100,043 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 105,203 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 109,090 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 114,297 | 4.8 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 121,150 | 6.0 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 123,373 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | 122,061 | -1.1 | 7.2 | 2.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 75,647 | 9.8 | 10.3 | -3.9 |
| Feb | 77,122 | 9.1 | 8.3 | -4.0 |
| Mar | 81,854 | 8.3 | 5.3 | -3.1 |
| Apr | 85,987 | 7.1 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
| May | 88,549 | 6.3 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 92,805 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 93,562 | 6.9 | 3.1 | -1.3 |
| Aug | 95,070 | 7.9 | 3.0 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 89,408 | 8.0 | 3.4 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 86,426 | 7.1 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 83,892 | 7.5 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 81,484 | 7.8 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| 1996-Jan | 79,436 | 5.0 | 9.6 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 81,972 | 6.3 | 7.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 87,287 | 6.6 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 90,862 | 5.7 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 94,101 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 97,412 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 96,844 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 98,943 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 92,714 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 90,086 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 87,863 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 85,745 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 83,258 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 84,552 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 90,280 | 3.4 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 94,301 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 96,862 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 100,498 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 101,005 | 4.3 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 99,054 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 95,578 | 3.1 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 92,764 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 91,919 | 4.6 | 4.0 | -2.5 |
| Dec | 89,782 | 4.7 | 4.8 | -2.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 86,841 | 4.3 | 7.4 | -3.1 |
| Feb | 88,537 | 4.7 | 5.8 | -3.1 |
| Mar | 93,562 | 3.6 | 3.3 | -1.7 |
| Apr | 97,603 | 3.5 | 2.4 | -1.3 |
| May | 100,366 | 3.6 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 103,571 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 103,658 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 101,431 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 98,778 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 96,457 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 93,934 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 92,360 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| 1999-Jan | 89,842 | 3.5 | 7.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 91,856 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 96,176 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 100,487 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 103,127 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 107,761 | 4.0 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 108,390 | 4.6 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 106,011 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 102,715 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 100,480 | 4.2 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 98,570 | 4.9 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 97,397 | 5.5 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 96,067 | 6.9 | 5.5 | -1.6 |
| Feb | 96,774 | 5.4 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Mar | 100,777 | 4.8 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 104,190 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 106,240 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 110,490 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 108,720 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 105,738 | -0.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 103,801 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 102,267 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 100,090 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 97,223 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 93,799 | -2.4 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 94,071 | -2.8 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 98,073 | -2.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 98,601 | -5.4 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| May | 100,328 | -5.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 102,509 | -7.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 103,676 | -4.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 100,030 | -5.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 98,248 | -5.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 95,661 | -6.5 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 92,937 | -7.1 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 90,871 | -6.5 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 89,211 | -4.9 | 7.7 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 91,593 | -2.6 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 96,047 | -2.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 101,557 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 103,960 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 108,013 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 107,937 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 104,767 | 4.7 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 102,803 | 4.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 100,855 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 97,725 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 96,042 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 96,972 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 99,113 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 103,223 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 104,718 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 107,928 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 112,266 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 111,951 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 111,626 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 106,580 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 104,644 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 102,335 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 101,079 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| 2004-Jan | 98,539 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 100,376 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 104,723 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 110,876 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 113,239 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 117,351 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 117,244 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 115,661 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 111,318 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 108,629 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 106,519 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 104,603 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 102,426 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 103,821 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 108,655 | 3.8 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 115,117 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| May | 117,371 | 3.6 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 121,113 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 124,820 | 6.5 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 123,181 | 6.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 116,615 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 114,658 | 5.6 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 113,163 | 6.2 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 110,628 | 5.8 | 6.3 | -0.8 |
| 2006-Jan | 109,941 | 7.3 | 7.4 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 111,363 | 7.3 | 7.0 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 115,511 | 6.3 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 121,676 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 125,001 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 128,339 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 129,822 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 128,446 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 123,025 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 122,218 | 6.6 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 119,996 | 6.0 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 118,463 | 7.1 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 116,148 | 5.6 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 116,860 | 4.9 | 6.1 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 121,625 | 5.3 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 125,191 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 127,474 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 132,118 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 131,164 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 128,196 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 125,040 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 120,797 | -1.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 119,461 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 116,398 | -1.7 | 6.2 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 115,387 | -0.7 | 7.4 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 116,497 | -0.3 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 121,082 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 125,688 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| May | 128,157 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 131,321 | -0.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 132,740 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 129,142 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 120,655 | -3.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 118,558 | -1.9 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 114,765 | -3.9 | 9.8 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 110,734 | -4.9 | 11.9 | 5.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 108,103 | -6.3 | 14.3 | 6.9 |
| Feb | 109,008 | -6.4 | 14.2 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 113,105 | -6.6 | 12.8 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 117,392 | -6.6 | 11.2 | 6.1 |
| May | 119,521 | -6.7 | 11.3 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 122,818 | -6.5 | 11.3 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 124,587 | -6.1 | 10.3 | 4.3 |
| Aug | 120,421 | -6.8 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 117,022 | -3.0 | 10.9 | 3.5 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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