QCEW ‐ Hurricane Zones: Delaware : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Delaware, Third Quarter 2022
County	Area	Number of Establishments	Average Monthly Employment	Total Quarterly Wages
Statewide	Zone 1	405	3,980	51,109,447
Statewide	Zone 2	954	9,073	132,615,113
Statewide	Zone 3	1,433	18,147	282,194,949
Statewide	Zone 4	1,732	23,036	320,806,314
Statewide	Total Affected	4,524	54,236	786,725,823
Statewide	Unaffected	35,224	412,224	7,048,377,010
Kent	Zone 1	23	192	2,929,727
Kent	Zone 2	32	450	5,157,747
Kent	Zone 3	61	373	3,757,371
Kent	Zone 4	110	2,493	33,028,732
Kent	Total Affected	226	3,508	44,873,577
Kent	Unaffected	4,839	64,674	905,382,502
New Castle	Zone 1	64	1,073	17,667,499
New Castle	Zone 2	171	2,760	60,415,378
New Castle	Zone 3	526	10,605	182,396,168
New Castle	Zone 4	638	10,214	160,903,248
New Castle	Total Affected	1,399	24,652	421,382,293
New Castle	Unaffected	22,957	273,082	5,038,974,611
Sussex	Zone 1	318	2,715	30,512,221
Sussex	Zone 2	751	5,862	67,041,988
Sussex	Zone 3	846	7,169	96,041,410
Sussex	Zone 4	984	10,329	126,874,334
Sussex	Total Affected	2,899	26,075	320,469,953
Sussex	Unaffected	6,355	66,414	896,367,268
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 15th, 2023