Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Alabama
Area
Establishments
Zone 1
260
Zone 3
813
Zone 2
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
Average
Monthly
Employment
4,808
39,104,185
484
10,237
114,437,928
534
11,062
102,899,675
2,091
114,038
16,372
42,479
1,783,542
±
Total
Quarterly
Wages
167,947,402
424,389,190
GA
18,196,999,293
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.
AL
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
MS
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
FL
LA
0
25
50
100 Miles