Myrtle Beach Leader

Georgetown County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,899 people out of the 62,992 living in Georgetown County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Georgetown County has decreased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Georgetown County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 25,914 people who had a job during that time, 35 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,879 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,899	6.8%
Employed	25,914	93.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,879	93%
Employed in armed forces	35	0.1%