Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, North Carolina
MD
±
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.
WV
KY
VA
TN
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
NC
Flood Zone Source: North Carolina
Floodplain Mapping Program.
SC
GA
Establishments
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
Zone 1
1,981
21,546
162,120,984
Zone 3
2,808
33,359
250,895,388
Area
Zone 2
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
2,143
2,815
9,747
249,061
24,201
37,187
116,293
3,779,569
176,037,527
292,163,131
881,217,030
39,960,973,704
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