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Comprehensive Plan Economic Development Element <br />tourism. Table 5.5 displays the number of licensed hotels and motels in Indian River County and the <br />total number of rooms available to visitors of Indian River County in 2008. Also shown in table 5.5 <br />is the number of licensed food service establishments in Indian River County and total seating <br />capacity for those establishments. <br />Table 5.5: 2008 Tourist Facilities in Indian River County <br />Licensed Hotels & Motels <br />Licensed Food Service Establishments <br />Number <br />Units <br />Number <br />Seating Capacity <br />34 <br />1,633 <br />328 <br />26,270 <br />Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 2008 Florida Statistical Abstract, University of Florida, 2008. <br />Table 5.6 displays the 2008 employment levels of the tourist related industries in Indian River <br />County. While tourist related employment encompasses many more NAICS industries than the three <br />industries listed in Table 5.6, the three industries identified in table 5.6 are considered the most <br />intensely related to tourism activities. <br />Table 5.6: Employment Levels of Tourist Related Industries in Indian River County (2008) <br />NAICS Industry <br />Code <br />Number of <br />Share of Total County Employment <br />Employees <br />722 Food Services and Drinking Places <br />3,617 <br />7.37% <br />721 Accomodation <br />497 <br />1.01% <br />713 Amusements, Gambling, and <br />1,901 <br />3.88% <br />Recreation <br />6,015 <br />12.26% <br />Total Primary Tourist Related Employment <br />Source: State of Florida, Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics, "Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages" <br />(ES -202), Annual NAICS files, Internet site — http://www.labormarketinfo.com/Library/QCEW.htm (accessed December 2009). <br />Another measurement of tourist activity is the amount of local option tourist tax revenue collected. <br />This tax is derived from transient rental trade, with any rental agreement for a period of six months <br />or less being subject to the tax. As shown in Figure 5.3, tourist tax collected in Indian River County <br />decreased by 13.3% from 2007/08 to 2008/09. Major factors contributing to the decrease in tourist <br />tax revenue in 2008/09 were the loss of the L.A. Dodgers and the recession. In Fiscal Year 2008/09, <br />Indian River County ranked twenty-ninth in tourist tax revenue collections out of the sixty Florida <br />counties with a local option tourist tax. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 12 <br />