Recovering from disasters leaves some communities behind By: Diane Duenez and last updated 2021-06-04 14:29:04-04 Hurricane season is here and people along the coast are bracing for whatâs predicted to be an active season. This as many Americans are still picking up from previous years' storms. That recovery effort can be felt across the country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis, people along the coast produce $9 trillion in goods and services annually; businesses along the coast employ 57.5 million people and pay about $3.6 trillion in wages. But when one major city struggles to recover, itâs not all of the city that struggles.