Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Palm Beach County, FL
±
Martin
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: Florida Division
of Emergency Management
Palm Beach
Area
Zone 1
Establishments
476
Average
Monthly
Employment
4,750
Total
Quarterly
Wages
75,001,172
Zone 2
1,699
10,498
134,583,614
Zone 4
1,631
15,263
232,541,003
Zone 3
Total Included
Unincluded
1,533
5,339
44,448
10,650
41,161
452,406
Broward
138,459,900
580,585,689
4,953,202,438
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