Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Talbot County, MD
±
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.
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
Caroline
Area
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
Establishments
21
85
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
722
5,024,325
126
187
1,149
406
3,321
113
1,205
1,325
15,224
929,589
Dorchester
9,805,787
11,621,524
27,381,225
146,038,732
0
3
6
12 Miles
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.