Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Louisiana
±
Area
AR
Zone 1
Establishments
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
1,720
26,452
316,642,576
Zone 2
11,530
185,745
2,074,499,537
Zone 4
2,124
30,770
344,405,101
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
11,542
26,916
102,204
223,640
466,606
1,386,616
MS
LA
TX
0
25
50
100 Miles
2,679,970,642
5,415,517,856
13,981,831,120
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.