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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Louisiana, Third Quarter 2024
County Area Number of Establishments Average Monthly Employment Total Quarterly Wages

Statewide

Zone 1 2,297 25,619 448,029,898

Statewide

Zone 2 22,751 240,349 3,635,716,352

Statewide

Zone 3 22,252 271,784 4,653,935,260

Statewide

Zone 4 3,593 41,622 710,142,174

Statewide

Total Affected 50,893 579,373 9,447,823,684

Statewide

Unaffected 105,257 1,329,322 19,118,849,679

Ascension

Zone 1 44 170 2,102,211

Ascension

Zone 2 1,412 14,752 216,920,270

Ascension

Zone 3 1,204 14,088 252,818,664

Ascension

Zone 4 813 12,983 237,731,052

Ascension

Total Affected 3,473 41,992 709,572,197

Ascension

Unaffected 461 8,038 139,294,925

Assumption

Zone 1 (1) (1) (1)

Assumption

Zone 2 (1) (1) (1)

Assumption

Zone 3 (1) (1) (1)

Assumption

Zone 4 (1) (1) (1)

Assumption

Total Affected 288 3,333 46,157,423

Assumption

Unaffected 47 541 7,845,220

Jefferson

Zone 1 109 846 11,513,008

Jefferson

Zone 2 10,909 115,007 1,568,035,512

Jefferson

Zone 3 4,066 58,087 1,119,308,914

Jefferson

Zone 4 30 240 4,083,878

Jefferson

Total Affected 15,114 174,180 2,702,941,312

Jefferson

Unaffected 903 10,153 169,253,452

Lafourche

Zone 1 (1) (1) (1)

Lafourche

Zone 2 (1) (1) (1)

Lafourche

Zone 3 (1) (1) (1)

Lafourche

Zone 4 (1) (1) (1)

Lafourche

Total Affected 2,089 32,355 533,681,988

Lafourche

Unaffected 123 1,798 30,671,704

Orleans

Zone 1 105 854 15,656,109

Orleans

Zone 2 4,482 35,284 506,203,854

Orleans

Zone 3 11,660 134,156 2,302,665,866

Orleans

Zone 4 86 1,009 14,803,520

Orleans

Total Affected 16,333 171,304 2,839,329,349

Orleans

Unaffected 1,039 11,835 236,437,577

Plaquemines

Zone 1 (1) (1) (1)

Plaquemines

Zone 2 (1) (1) (1)

Plaquemines

Zone 3 (1) (1) (1)

Plaquemines

Zone 4 (1) (1) (1)

Plaquemines

Total Affected 806 10,381 214,458,238

Plaquemines

Unaffected 72 2,255 57,354,152

St. Charles

Zone 1 280 2,400 31,066,938

St. Charles

Zone 2 826 16,374 385,922,490

St. Charles

Zone 3 187 5,040 82,072,466

St. Charles

Zone 4 44 1,385 44,235,258

St. Charles

Total Affected 1,337 25,199 543,297,152

St. Charles

Unaffected 118 2,949 73,656,177

St. James

Zone 1 (1) (1) (1)

St. James

Zone 2 (1) (1) (1)

St. James

Zone 3 (1) (1) (1)

St. James

Zone 4 (1) (1) (1)

St. James

Total Affected 406 6,527 128,927,678

St. James

Unaffected 55 1,035 19,179,420

St. John the Baptist

Zone 1 (1) (1) (1)

St. John the Baptist

Zone 2 (1) (1) (1)

St. John the Baptist

Zone 3 (1) (1) (1)

St. John the Baptist

Zone 4 (1) (1) (1)

St. John the Baptist

Total Affected 918 12,186 201,962,062

St. John the Baptist

Unaffected 89 807 15,532,839

St. Tammany

Zone 1 787 4,721 55,880,417

St. Tammany

Zone 2 1,490 8,927 120,900,661

St. Tammany

Zone 3 2,133 20,004 307,282,590

St. Tammany

Zone 4 2,207 20,498 319,817,357

St. Tammany

Total Affected 6,617 54,150 803,881,025

St. Tammany

Unaffected 4,384 42,706 614,357,179

Tangipahoa

Zone 1 (1) (1) (1)

Tangipahoa

Zone 2 (1) (1) (1)

Tangipahoa

Zone 3 (1) (1) (1)

Tangipahoa

Zone 4 (1) (1) (1)

Tangipahoa

Total Affected 346 2,403 26,533,442

Tangipahoa

Unaffected 3,442 44,509 521,112,180

Terrebonne

Zone 1 464 8,274 139,012,869

Terrebonne

Zone 2 1,239 16,713 251,651,024

Terrebonne

Zone 3 1,441 19,731 301,202,080

Terrebonne

Zone 4 22 646 5,215,845

Terrebonne

Total Affected 3,166 45,364 697,081,818

Terrebonne

Unaffected 194 2,585 36,918,398

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 12, 2025