Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 1,200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in December 2021.
Total employment in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC market declined by 1,366 jobs in October and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 30 bps over the same time to 4.3%.
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC unemployment rate is 26 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 240 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in October versus prior month by 11.1% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.5%. Key sectors include:
- Restaurants & Hotels: 40,900; -1,200
- Transportation & Utilities: 38,400; +100
- Government: 22,300; no change
- Education & Healthcare: 20,000; +200
- Business Services: 15,700; +100
- Construction, Mining: 11,300; -200
- Financial Services: 8,900; +100
- Other Jobs: 6,400; no change
- Manufacturing: 4,800; no change
- IT & Development: 2,200; +100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through October 2021 (Data published December 2021 and reports created on December 2, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.