Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Massachusetts
ME
±
NH
VT
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
MA
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
CT
RI
Area
Zone 1
15
30
60 Miles
2,339
53,606
Total
Quarterly
Wages
866,892,247
Zone 2
11,267
333,517
6,189,187,504
Zone 4
3,087
58,058
1,028,223,828
2,792,362
38,350,999,621
Zone 3
0
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
Total Included
Unincluded
1,179
17,872
203,355
13,172
458,353
128,695,550
8,212,999,129