Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Delaware
±
Area
PA
Establishments
Zone 1
148
Zone 3
501
Zone 2
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
NJ
330
464
1,443
26,353
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
2,426
17,830,180
9,975
91,208,000
4,046
9,113
25,560
383,012
33,580,106
84,889,862
227,508,148
4,683,398,807
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.
DE
MD
0
12.5
25
50 Miles