Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Texas
±
OK
AR
NM
TX
LA
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.
Area
Zone 1
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
874
20,064
270,427,820
6,582
125,652
1,579,439,672
12,455
250,488
3,118,423,255
Zone 2
1,894
Zone 4
3,105
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
Total
Quarterly
Wages
583,611
35,493
69,279
10,472,038
420,195,577
848,360,186
126,500,214,821
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