Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area'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
7.3%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.4 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.6 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.2 pp (-3.7%) |