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1. School District of Indian River County <br />2,113 <br />3.70% <br />2. Indian River Medical Center <br />1,753 <br />3.07% <br />3. Indian River County' <br />1,328 <br />2.32% <br />4. Publix Supermarkets <br />1,250 <br />2.19% <br />5. Piper Aircraft Inc. <br />750 <br />1.31% <br />6. Sebastian River Medical Center <br />698 <br />1.22% <br />7. Wal-Mart <br />693 <br />1.21% <br />8. John's Island <br />526 <br />0.92% <br />9. City of Vero Beach <br />424 <br />0.74% <br />10. Indian River Estates <br />350 <br />0.61% <br />Principal Employers' Total: <br />9,885 <br />17.29% <br />Source: Indian River County, Florida annual budgets for individual employers. Florida Agency <br />for Workforce Innovation - Labor Market Statistics, and Bureau of Economic and Business <br />Research at University of Florida for total County employment figures. <br />*This includes the Board of County Commissioners, Supervisor of Elections, Property <br />Appraiser, Sheriff, Tax Collector, and Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. <br />$59,419 $57,107 <br />$48,378 $51,041 <br />$47,689 1 L <br />N. <br />Indian River County continues to <br />experience signs of improvement in the <br />economy. Total taxable property tax values <br />increased slightly from $13.4 billion in 2015 <br />to $14.3 billion in 2016. Construction activity <br />also saw a significant increase with 24% <br />more building permits issued for new <br />construction in 2016 over 2015. The <br />population of the County has been steadily <br />increasing, growing to 146,410 in 2016. <br />Unemployment has been decreasing, falling <br />to 6.7% in 2016 from 7.2% in 2015. <br />Historically, Indian River County's economy <br />was made up of agriculture (citrus and <br />cattle) and tourism. Those industries have <br />now been complemented with an increase <br />in health care and information technology <br />firms, light manufacturing, wholesale and <br />retail trade, and service sector jobs. The top <br />three major employers in Indian River <br />County, providing over 9% of the total <br />number of jobs in the County, are the <br />School District of Indian River County, <br />Indian River Medical Center, and Indian <br />River County Government. <br />$67,978 <br />$63,140 <br />$52,855 $54,448 10 <br />0 <br />11.3% 1 1 8.8% 1 1 7.9% 1 II 72% 1 1 6.7% <br />2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 <br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiPopulation <br />�__AUnemployment Rate <br />4 Per Capita Personal Income (2016 Per Capita Personal Income information not available) <br />