Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Connecticut
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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.
MA
NY
CT
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.
Area
Zone 1
10
20
40 Miles
11,379
179,857,267
3,221
47,728
952,021,228
2,272
Zone 4
2,208
Total Included
Unincluded
Total
Quarterly
Wages
830
Zone 2
Zone 3
0
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
8,531
103,084
32,219
32,423
123,748
1,495,866
446,279,043
591,662,790
2,169,820,328
20,715,002,296