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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!34820=METRO("Myrtle Beach, SC")

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 413,391 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $22.8 billion that year.

South Carolina1 countyPart of Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
GDP, 2024$22.8B#161 of 387 · +7.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$53,905#315 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.2%#331 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)93.6#191 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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100K200K300K400K500K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$5.3B23.4%13.7%
Government$2.3B10.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$493M2.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.7B7.6%8.7%
Professional services$848M3.7%8.0%
Health care$1.6B7.2%7.5%
Wholesale trade$473M2.1%6.3%
Retail trade$2.7B11.9%5.9%
Information$512M2.2%5.7%
Construction$1.5B6.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$313M1.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$2.8B12.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$810M3.6%3.0%
Other services$590M2.6%2.0%
Management of companies$83M0.4%1.8%
Utilities$54M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$44M0.2%1.3%
Education$60M0.3%1.1%
Arts & recreation$418M1.8%1.0%
Agriculture$60M0.3%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Horry CountySouth CarolinaCentral45051