Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Georgia
±
Area
NC
Zone 1
Establishments
893
Average
Monthly
Employment
9,940
Total
Quarterly
Wages
83,693,450
Zone 2
2,696
35,957
361,715,064
Zone 4
2,010
31,679
289,148,752
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
3,279
8,878
262,339
45,273
122,849
3,715,025
402,587,654
1,137,144,920
41,482,040,276
SC
AL
GA
FL
0
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.
37.5
75
150 Miles