Myrtle Beach Leader

Horry County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 9,701 people out of the 344,865 living in Horry County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Horry County has increased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 148,877 people who had a job during that time, 107 were employed in the Armed Forces and 148,770 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	9,701	6.1%
Employed	148,877	93.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	148,770	93.8%
Employed in armed forces	107	0.1%