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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, North Carolina, Third Quarter 2023
County	Area	Number of Establishments	Average Monthly Employment	Total Quarterly Wages
Statewide	Zone 1	2,601	22,359	227,171,279
Statewide	Zone 2	2,894	29,685	320,000,178
Statewide	Zone 3	3,619	36,153	394,235,372
Statewide	Zone 4	3,928	38,647	444,505,280
Statewide	Total Affected	13,042	126,843	1,385,912,109
Statewide	Unaffected	362,527	4,680,099	74,957,365,934
Beaufort	Zone 1	210	2,297	22,765,299
Beaufort	Zone 2	180	1,693	17,062,433
Beaufort	Zone 3	399	5,274	52,615,130
Beaufort	Zone 4	154	1,894	21,829,610
Beaufort	Total Affected	943	11,158	114,272,472
Beaufort	Unaffected	433	4,258	60,064,600
Bertie	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bertie	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bertie	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bertie	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bertie	Total Affected	62	717	6,586,012
Bertie	Unaffected	279	4,268	45,242,791
Bladen	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bladen	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bladen	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bladen	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bladen	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Bladen	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Brunswick	Zone 1	53	604	5,998,593
Brunswick	Zone 2	148	1,080	10,152,410
Brunswick	Zone 3	228	1,876	19,530,498
Brunswick	Zone 4	423	3,352	35,460,286
Brunswick	Total Affected	852	6,912	71,141,787
Brunswick	Unaffected	3,403	33,011	408,842,560
Camden	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Camden	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Camden	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Camden	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Camden	Total Affected	199	1,094	12,952,488
Camden	Unaffected	27	91	831,672
Carteret	Zone 1	315	2,189	23,622,088
Carteret	Zone 2	364	3,456	37,215,337
Carteret	Zone 3	353	2,807	29,075,850
Carteret	Zone 4	690	7,195	73,864,458
Carteret	Total Affected	1,722	15,647	163,777,733
Carteret	Unaffected	995	9,455	104,439,038
Chowan	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chowan	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chowan	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chowan	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chowan	Total Affected	325	4,418	50,156,752
Chowan	Unaffected	107	634	7,941,440
Columbus	Zone 1	0	0	0
Columbus	Zone 2	0	0	0
Columbus	Zone 3	0	0	0
Columbus	Zone 4	0	0	0
Columbus	Total Affected	0	0	0
Columbus	Unaffected	1,223	14,591	165,702,102
Craven	Zone 1	128	640	8,323,446
Craven	Zone 2	170	1,511	16,878,092
Craven	Zone 3	276	4,392	48,603,105
Craven	Zone 4	471	6,470	82,646,171
Craven	Total Affected	1,045	13,012	156,450,814
Craven	Unaffected	1,729	27,397	388,324,941
Currituck	Zone 1	150	1,037	10,020,161
Currituck	Zone 2	275	2,887	29,608,039
Currituck	Zone 3	369	3,358	34,881,412
Currituck	Zone 4	93	579	7,202,166
Currituck	Total Affected	887	7,860	81,711,778
Currituck	Unaffected	87	381	4,494,441
Dare	Zone 1	713	5,554	58,781,998
Dare	Zone 2	568	7,894	87,076,006
Dare	Zone 3	617	6,317	65,518,336
Dare	Zone 4	134	934	11,053,427
Dare	Total Affected	2,032	20,699	222,429,767
Dare	Unaffected	303	1,999	24,501,012
Duplin	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Duplin	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Duplin	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Duplin	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Duplin	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Duplin	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Edgecombe	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Edgecombe	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Edgecombe	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Edgecombe	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Edgecombe	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Edgecombe	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Gates	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Gates	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Gates	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Gates	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Gates	Total Affected	31	389	3,602,970
Gates	Unaffected	163	922	9,887,874
Greene	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Greene	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Greene	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Greene	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Greene	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Greene	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Halifax	Zone 1	0	0	0
Halifax	Zone 2	0	0	0
Halifax	Zone 3	0	0	0
Halifax	Zone 4	0	0	0
Halifax	Total Affected	0	0	0
Halifax	Unaffected	1,100	14,943	161,902,599
Hertford	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hertford	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hertford	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hertford	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hertford	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hertford	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hyde	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hyde	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hyde	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hyde	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hyde	Total Affected	175	1,624	15,651,647
Hyde	Unaffected	27	264	3,612,207
Jones	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Jones	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Jones	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Jones	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Jones	Total Affected	23	86	841,286
Jones	Unaffected	191	1,505	17,367,407
Lenoir	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lenoir	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lenoir	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lenoir	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lenoir	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Lenoir	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Martin	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Martin	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Martin	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Martin	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Martin	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Martin	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
New Hanover	Zone 1	226	2,652	25,019,086
New Hanover	Zone 2	348	2,696	26,460,148
New Hanover	Zone 3	458	2,514	34,399,350
New Hanover	Zone 4	936	7,024	97,466,455
New Hanover	Total Affected	1,968	14,886	183,345,039
New Hanover	Unaffected	9,207	113,764	1,686,849,047
Northampton	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Northampton	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Northampton	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Northampton	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Northampton	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Northampton	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Onslow	Zone 1	131	1,276	12,029,868
Onslow	Zone 2	59	360	3,285,374
Onslow	Zone 3	78	349	3,101,194
Onslow	Zone 4	277	2,221	23,693,377
Onslow	Total Affected	545	4,206	42,109,813
Onslow	Unaffected	3,791	48,527	550,871,845
Pamlico	Zone 1	55	240	2,614,685
Pamlico	Zone 2	62	357	3,069,303
Pamlico	Zone 3	98	1,010	10,273,782
Pamlico	Zone 4	32	767	4,649,916
Pamlico	Total Affected	247	2,374	20,607,686
Pamlico	Unaffected	113	1,378	11,730,960
Pasquotank	Zone 1	191	2,090	22,456,125
Pasquotank	Zone 2	415	5,835	69,347,093
Pasquotank	Zone 3	334	4,717	55,683,554
Pasquotank	Zone 4	94	1,200	9,484,967
Pasquotank	Total Affected	1,034	13,842	156,971,739
Pasquotank	Unaffected	99	1,864	30,210,910
Pender	Zone 1	80	825	7,899,930
Pender	Zone 2	81	545	4,611,565
Pender	Zone 3	62	248	2,764,759
Pender	Zone 4	114	435	5,117,364
Pender	Total Affected	337	2,052	20,393,618
Pender	Unaffected	1,572	11,997	132,982,068
Perquimans	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Perquimans	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Perquimans	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Perquimans	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Perquimans	Total Affected	252	2,143	22,193,638
Perquimans	Unaffected	35	154	2,375,976
Pitt	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pitt	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pitt	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pitt	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Pitt	Total Affected	49	190	2,393,965
Pitt	Unaffected	4,496	78,896	1,081,600,157
Sampson	Zone 1	0	0	0
Sampson	Zone 2	0	0	0
Sampson	Zone 3	0	0	0
Sampson	Zone 4	0	0	0
Sampson	Total Affected	0	0	0
Sampson	Unaffected	1,311	16,720	187,563,768
Tyrrell	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tyrrell	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tyrrell	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tyrrell	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tyrrell	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Tyrrell	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Washington	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Washington	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Washington	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Washington	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Washington	Total Affected	209	2,689	29,601,798
Washington	Unaffected	65	326	3,833,785
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 14th, 2024