Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, St. Charles Parish, LA
±
Area
Zone 1
192
Zone 3
178
Zone 2
Zone 4
Total Included
St. John the Baptist
St. Charles
Establishments
Unincluded
Average
Monthly
Employment
2,255
Total
Quarterly
Wages
17,639,706
575
13,529
210,025,189
32
395
5,163,901
977
204
5,973
22,153
1,876
84,737,935
317,566,731
33,221,261
Orleans
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.
Jefferson
Lafourche
0
3.75
7.5
15 Miles