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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages > Publications > QCEW Hurricane Flood Zones

Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Massachusetts, Third Quarter 2024
County	Area	Number of Establishments	Average Monthly Employment	Total Quarterly Wages
Statewide	Zone 1	2,463	53,643	1,212,938,264
Statewide	Zone 2	14,748	291,299	8,639,671,687
Statewide	Zone 3	1,259	12,772	194,391,889
Statewide	Zone 4	3,993	68,252	1,833,080,772
Statewide	Total Affected	22,463	425,967	11,880,082,612
Statewide	Unaffected	268,844	3,223,229	70,483,880,221
Barnstable	Zone 1	161	2,485	42,961,759
Barnstable	Zone 2	279	3,547	46,561,048
Barnstable	Zone 3	402	4,249	56,063,351
Barnstable	Zone 4	497	4,833	67,783,160
Barnstable	Total Affected	1,339	15,114	213,369,318
Barnstable	Unaffected	8,689	92,346	1,443,450,515
Bristol	Zone 1	38	729	9,173,957
Bristol	Zone 2	128	880	10,994,772
Bristol	Zone 3	178	1,491	20,159,618
Bristol	Zone 4	201	1,407	22,700,212
Bristol	Total Affected	545	4,507	63,028,559
Bristol	Unaffected	17,768	222,402	3,508,977,150
Essex	Zone 1	226	4,262	109,054,867
Essex	Zone 2	875	11,880	202,795,646
Essex	Zone 3	433	4,654	83,027,551
Essex	Zone 4	579	4,853	72,589,954
Essex	Total Affected	2,113	25,648	467,468,018
Essex	Unaffected	27,181	295,811	5,426,566,521
Middlesex	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Middlesex	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Middlesex	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Middlesex	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Middlesex	Total Affected	4,587	94,083	3,221,866,246
Middlesex	Unaffected	55,451	825,991	21,485,731,331
Norfolk	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Norfolk	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Norfolk	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Norfolk	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Norfolk	Total Affected	557	8,379	142,346,317
Norfolk	Unaffected	26,070	336,034	6,623,981,549
Plymouth	Zone 1	189	1,565	20,966,679
Plymouth	Zone 2	420	3,347	35,990,071
Plymouth	Zone 3	202	1,883	25,075,554
Plymouth	Zone 4	332	3,712	45,983,437
Plymouth	Total Affected	1,143	10,506	128,015,741
Plymouth	Unaffected	16,149	185,446	3,159,919,529
Suffolk	Zone 1	967	27,182	571,815,493
Suffolk	Zone 2	9,619	200,347	5,681,086,763
Suffolk	Zone 3	30	383	6,480,558
Suffolk	Zone 4	1,563	39,816	1,384,605,599
Suffolk	Total Affected	12,179	267,728	7,643,988,413
Suffolk	Unaffected	22,214	446,899	13,631,858,241
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