Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Mississippi
±
AR
MS
AL
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.
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.
LA
Area
Zone 1
Establishments
297
Zone 2
1,005
Zone 4
2,292
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
1,948
5,542
63,180
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
14,983
159,969,433
42,545
448,088,250
18,580
38,068
114,176
968,980
156,445,154
324,090,523
1,088,593,360
8,368,896,988
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