Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Onslow County, NC
±
Area
Zone 1
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
Zone 2
Jones
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
44
357
2,167,707
66
520
2,639,898
31
Zone 3
Total
Quarterly
Wages
228
369
2,551
150
5,945
6,972
39,563
788,650
48,597,542
54,193,797
307,785,292
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.
Onslow
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
Carteret
Pender
0
4.25
8.5
17 Miles
Flood Zone Source: North Carolina
Floodplain Mapping Program.