Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, New York
±
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.
VT
NY
MA
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program. | New York City
Office of Emergency Management.
CT
PA
Area
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
14,363
301,624
5,769,553,893
40,167
568,929
8,040,919,017
26,769
4,435
85,734
523,027
416,942
40,253
1,327,748
7,179,483
NJ
Total
Quarterly
Wages
5,489,383,816
MD
DC
422,858,016
19,722,714,742
100,643,980,722
DE
0
45
90
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
180 Miles