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

Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Rhode Island, Third Quarter 2022
County	Area	Number of Establishments	Average Monthly Employment	Total Quarterly Wages
Statewide	Zone 1	1,479	18,554	250,519,541
Statewide	Zone 2	690	7,543	93,580,508
Statewide	Zone 3	0	0	0
Statewide	Zone 4	0	0	0
Statewide	Total Affected	2,169	26,097	344,100,049
Statewide	Unaffected	44,316	460,357	7,402,719,142
Bristol	Zone 1	325	2,994	37,501,209
Bristol	Zone 2	275	2,566	30,695,706
Bristol	Zone 3	0	0	0
Bristol	Zone 4	0	0	0
Bristol	Total Affected	600	5,560	68,196,915
Bristol	Unaffected	1,445	8,611	123,580,582
Newport	Zone 1	541	7,055	94,262,358
Newport	Zone 2	187	2,300	28,885,630
Newport	Zone 3	0	0	0
Newport	Zone 4	0	0	0
Newport	Total Affected	728	9,355	123,147,988
Newport	Unaffected	3,362	33,320	572,385,895
Washington	Zone 1	613	8,505	118,755,974
Washington	Zone 2	228	2,677	33,999,172
Washington	Zone 3	0	0	0
Washington	Zone 4	0	0	0
Washington	Total Affected	841	11,182	152,755,146
Washington	Unaffected	4,528	47,543	697,282,583
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