Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Norfolk, VA
±
Area
Establishments
Zone 1
146
Average
Monthly
Employment
2,172
Total
Quarterly
Wages
21,866,580
Zone 2
1,236
41,775
491,134,396
Zone 4
994
21,246
233,385,975
Zone 3
1,885
Total Included
38,867
4,261
Unincluded
104,060
1,417
33,043
404,047,068
1,150,434,019
468,125,567
Note: Flood zones represent a
conservative estimation of areas
that would experience flooding in
the event of a hurricane. Zone 1
is the area that would be flooded
by a Category I hurricane. A
Category II hurricane would cause
flooding in Zones 1 and 2. The
hurricane categories reference the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Black dots represent establishments.
Norfolk
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
Virginia
Beach
Portsmouth
Chesapeake
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