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Hurricane Zones: Connecticut

Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Connecticut, Third Quarter 2024
County	Area	Number of Establishments	Average Monthly Employment	Total Quarterly Wages
Statewide	Zone 1	1,210	11,445	211,084,672
Statewide	Zone 2	2,842	35,327	652,271,251
Statewide	Zone 3	4,392	54,738	1,536,994,971
Statewide	Zone 4	2,614	24,135	477,415,317
Statewide	Total Affected	11,058	125,645	2,877,766,211
Statewide	Unaffected	139,267	1,552,526	30,827,265,504
Greater Bridgeport	Zone 1	335	4,117	84,656,381
Greater Bridgeport	Zone 2	808	11,456	193,592,296
Greater Bridgeport	Zone 3	951	12,561	205,836,823
Greater Bridgeport	Zone 4	780	8,382	137,374,698
Greater Bridgeport	Total Affected	2,874	36,516	621,460,198
Greater Bridgeport	Unaffected	8,267	77,497	1,414,331,903
Lower Connecticut River Valley	Zone 1	40	322	4,409,653
Lower Connecticut River Valley	Zone 2	126	1,010	12,346,467
Lower Connecticut River Valley	Zone 3	170	1,373	16,185,110
Lower Connecticut River Valley	Zone 4	189	1,532	20,063,351
Lower Connecticut River Valley	Total Affected	525	4,237	53,004,581
Lower Connecticut River Valley	Unaffected	6,420	70,608	1,184,501,228
Naugatuck Valley	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Naugatuck Valley	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Naugatuck Valley	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Naugatuck Valley	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Naugatuck Valley	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Naugatuck Valley	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
South Central	Zone 1	203	2,072	28,243,062
South Central	Zone 2	767	13,429	227,384,625
South Central	Zone 3	847	13,874	260,173,123
South Central	Zone 4	736	6,929	93,334,454
South Central	Total Affected	2,553	36,304	609,135,264
South Central	Unaffected	18,722	245,558	4,727,152,015
Southeastern	Zone 1	177	1,663	23,608,276
Southeastern	Zone 2	373	3,690	56,333,477
Southeastern	Zone 3	237	1,988	28,150,143
Southeastern	Zone 4	66	488	7,663,741
Southeastern	Total Affected	853	7,830	115,755,637
Southeastern	Unaffected	8,498	119,413	2,013,856,284
Western	Zone 1	453	3,128	66,970,437
Western	Zone 2	767	5,740	162,609,871
Western	Zone 3	2,185	24,866	1,025,429,430
Western	Zone 4	838	6,765	218,343,532
Western	Total Affected	4,243	40,498	1,473,353,270
Western	Unaffected	29,715	247,722	6,096,686,037
Footnotes: (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards
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.

Last Modified Date: March 14, 2025