Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Orleans Parish, LA
±
Area
Zone 1
St. Tammany
Establishments
37
Zone 2
1,236
Zone 4
31
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
Average
Monthly
Employment
425
22,595
Total
Quarterly
Wages
4,636,795
224,356,149
4,861
108,897
1,344,891,479
6,165
132,533
1,581,220,888
5,269
615
42,218
7,336,465
453,073,048
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
Orleans
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
St. Bernard
Jefferson
Plaquemines
0
3.5
7
14 Miles