Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Jefferson County, TX
±
Area
Hardin
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
337
Total
Quarterly
Wages
9,904
158,909,560
3,036
56,507
Orange
675,287,326
619
13,993
914
18,986
963
20,847
4,906
99,390
166,532,459
202,495,528
1,203,224,873
224,599,473
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.
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: Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Jefferson
Chambers
Galveston
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5
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