Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Plaquemines Parish, LA
±
St. Bernard
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.
Plaquemines
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.
Area
Zone 1
Establishments
69
Zone 2
536
Zone 4
0
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
119
724
125
Average
Monthly
Employment
2,383
Total
Quarterly
Wages
29,502,692
8,148
101,271,294
0
0
1,224
11,754
2,990
20,265,291
151,039,277
58,471,104
0
5
10
20 Miles