Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, New Haven County, CT
±
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
Area
Zone 1
137
Zone 2
Zone 3
Total Included
Litchfield
Unincluded
14,623,631
643
12,809
170,578,534
584
7,825
65,744,204
541
Zone 4
1,553
Total
Quarterly
Wages
1,905
20,596
10,231
32,418
318,590
121,646,825
372,593,194
3,988,400,547
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.
Hartford
Middlesex
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.
New Haven
Fairfield
0
5
10
20 Miles