Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, New Hanover County, NC
±
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.
Pender
New Hanover
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: North Carolina
Floodplain Mapping Program.
Brunswick
Area
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
0
3.25
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
113
1,563
233
1,227
195
574
1,115
6,295
6.5
Total
Quarterly
Wages
8,692,653
2,542
16,751,286
5,571
47,808,903
10,903
86,332
7,810,233
81,063,075
838,418,501
13 Miles