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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, Texas, Third Quarter 2023
County	Area	Number of Establishments	Average Monthly Employment	Total Quarterly Wages
Statewide	Zone 1	940	25,279	427,335,342
Statewide	Zone 2	2,183	47,131	755,542,840
Statewide	Zone 3	7,728	173,497	2,934,592,147
Statewide	Zone 4	6,210	146,414	2,581,940,475
Statewide	Total Affected	17,061	392,320	6,699,410,804
Statewide	Unaffected	814,877	13,289,479	230,847,262,055
Brazoria	Zone 1	69	1,344	31,823,653
Brazoria	Zone 2	130	5,206	123,777,442
Brazoria	Zone 3	988	24,990	441,930,540
Brazoria	Zone 4	275	4,098	54,549,861
Brazoria	Total Affected	1,462	35,637	652,081,496
Brazoria	Unaffected	5,359	84,073	1,258,260,787
Chambers	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chambers	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chambers	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chambers	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Chambers	Total Affected	295	7,389	125,655,274
Chambers	Unaffected	605	13,067	243,788,928
Galveston	Zone 1	496	11,605	146,336,873
Galveston	Zone 2	538	10,668	141,520,570
Galveston	Zone 3	2,016	41,060	587,116,076
Galveston	Zone 4	1,210	30,800	517,677,743
Galveston	Total Affected	4,260	94,132	1,392,651,262
Galveston	Unaffected	2,694	27,058	371,432,716
Hardin	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hardin	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hardin	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hardin	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Hardin	Total Affected	29	117	1,557,978
Hardin	Unaffected	963	12,094	148,462,692
Harris	Zone 1	70	1,370	28,808,645
Harris	Zone 2	109	2,267	48,494,924
Harris	Zone 3	1,542	42,372	864,794,764
Harris	Zone 4	3,329	83,169	1,610,520,783
Harris	Total Affected	5,050	129,177	2,552,619,116
Harris	Unaffected	120,737	2,290,806	45,498,797,733
Jasper	Zone 1	0	0	0
Jasper	Zone 2	0	0	0
Jasper	Zone 3	0	0	0
Jasper	Zone 4	0	0	0
Jasper	Total Affected	0	0	0
Jasper	Unaffected	675	9,030	114,184,286
Jefferson	Zone 1	285	10,779	218,721,868
Jefferson	Zone 2	695	17,254	264,485,814
Jefferson	Zone 3	2,714	55,683	869,264,045
Jefferson	Zone 4	897	19,305	288,693,469
Jefferson	Total Affected	4,591	103,021	1,641,165,196
Jefferson	Unaffected	1,287	15,332	252,513,086
Liberty	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Liberty	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Liberty	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Liberty	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Liberty	Total Affected	110	1,688	22,103,955
Liberty	Unaffected	1,166	17,903	233,799,982
Matagorda	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Matagorda	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Matagorda	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Matagorda	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Matagorda	Total Affected	121	826	7,007,601
Matagorda	Unaffected	707	10,359	176,479,439
Newton	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Newton	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Newton	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Newton	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Newton	Total Affected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Newton	Unaffected	(1)	(1)	(1)
Orange	Zone 1	(1)	(1)	(1)
Orange	Zone 2	(1)	(1)	(1)
Orange	Zone 3	(1)	(1)	(1)
Orange	Zone 4	(1)	(1)	(1)
Orange	Total Affected	1,133	20,228	302,368,262
Orange	Unaffected	335	3,683	53,410,447
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 13th, 2024