Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Maryland
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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.
PA
NJ
MD
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
WV
DC
DE
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
VA
Area
Establishments
Zone 1
1,013
Zone 3
1,986
Zone 2
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
2,322
1,816
7,137
160,353
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
16,611
184,276,500
21,281
205,748,945
44,939
35,283
118,115
2,396,275
597,627,880
381,102,900
1,368,756,225
31,553,077,664
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