2024 Compare Cities Job Market:
Elgin, IL vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Myrtle Beach has been positive.
- Myrtle Beach has 2.3% more unemployment than Elgin.
- Myrtle Beach job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.
 Elgin, ILMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.9%7.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.3%38.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.7%-1.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%3.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%13.6%6.3%
Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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