Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Nassau County, NY
±
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.
Suffolk
Area
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Nassau
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
3,177
26,005
265,616,759
2,771
26,425
277,147,447
4,170
1,610
11,728
41,235
32,609
17,459
102,498
478,574
295,087,230
192,682,856
1,030,534,292
6,375,624,729
Queens
0
2.5
5
10 Miles
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: National Hurricane Program.