Surfside Beach town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Surfside Beach town's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.3%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-35.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -1.8 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +1.4 pp (14.7%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -0.5 pp (-4.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -2.1 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |