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1.3.9 Employment Characteristics Table 1-12 compares the size of the labor force 16 years of age and older to the total population of the State and County. Approximately 86% of Indian River's civilian labor force is employed. The unemployment rate in Indian River County is higher than the statewide unemployment rate. In comparison, the 2006 unemployment rate in the County was 5% and was 1 % lower than the statewide unemployment rate. Table 1-12 Employment Rate (2011) Total Civilian Area Labor Force Indian River County 60,207 Labor Force Unemployment Percent of Rate Total Population 52% 14% Florida 9,327,307 60% 12% Source: 2011 American Community Survey Table 1-13 contains the distribution of employment in Indian River County by the type of industry in 2011. The highest concentration of jobs occurs in the education/health/social service sector (22%), followed by the Professional/Management/Administrative sector (15%) and Retail Trade sector (13%). In comparison, the highest concentration of jobs was in the construction industry (16%) in 2006. Table 1-13 Indian River County Employment by Type of Work (2011) Source: 2011 American Community Survey 1 -Year Estimate 1.3.10 Tourist and Visitor Levels Indian River County does not collect data regarding the number of individual visitors to the County. Table 1-14 displays tourism tax revenues collected for FY 2007-08 through FY 2011-12. Variations in annual taxes collected can be attributed to the number of visitors and/or their expenditures. Between FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09, tax revenue dropped by 13 1-16 ILfTR Stanle°/ ConsuManu ,+ Percentage of All Type of Employment Employment Education/Health/Social Service 22% Retail Trade 13% ProfessionaUManagement/Administrative 15% Arts/Entertainment/Recreation 12% Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 7% Construction 7% Manufacturing 5% Other Services (except Public Administration) 5% Transportation and Warehousing 4% Wholesale Trade 2% Information 2% Agriculture 1% Public Administration 5% Source: 2011 American Community Survey 1 -Year Estimate 1.3.10 Tourist and Visitor Levels Indian River County does not collect data regarding the number of individual visitors to the County. Table 1-14 displays tourism tax revenues collected for FY 2007-08 through FY 2011-12. Variations in annual taxes collected can be attributed to the number of visitors and/or their expenditures. Between FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09, tax revenue dropped by 13 1-16 ILfTR Stanle°/ ConsuManu ,+