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Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Bristol County, MA
Area
Norfolk
Zone 1
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
32
498
5,042,383
Zone 3
169
1,247
15,165,745
Total Included
462
4,200
44,677,910
Zone 2
Zone 4
Unincluded
82
179
15,666
832
1,623
204,986
7,369,398
17,100,384
2,174,065,371
Plymouth
Bristol
Newport, RI
0
4.5
9
18 Miles
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
http://www.bls.gov/cew
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.