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1. School District of Indian River County <br />2,073 <br />3.40% <br />2. Indian River Medical Center <br />1,753 <br />2.88% <br />3. Indian River County* <br />1,501 <br />2.46% <br />4. Publix Supermarkets <br />1,250 <br />2.05% <br />5. Piper Aircraft Inc. <br />904 <br />1.48% <br />6. Wal-Mart <br />693 <br />1.14% <br />7. Sebastian River Medical Center <br />595 <br />0.98% <br />8. John's Island <br />584 <br />0.96% <br />9. Medical Data Systems <br />500 <br />0.82% <br />10. City of Vero Beach <br />409 <br />0.67% <br />Principal Employers' Total: <br />10,262 <br />16.84% <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 />$47,689 $48,378 $51,041 <br />Indian River County continues to <br />experience signs of improvement in the <br />economy. Total taxable property tax values <br />increased from $14.3 billion in 2016 to <br />$16.3 billion in 2017. Construction activity <br />also saw a significant increase with 13% <br />more building permits issued for new <br />construction in 2017 over 2016. The <br />population of the County has been steadily <br />increasing, growing to 148,962 in 2017. <br />Unemployment has been decreasing, <br />dramatically falling from 6.7% in 2016 to <br />4.6% in 2017. Historically, Indian River <br />County's economy was made up of <br />agriculture (citrus and cattle) and tourism. <br />Those industries have now been <br />complemented with an increase in health <br />care and information technology firms, light <br />manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, <br />and service sector jobs. The top three major <br />employers in Indian River County, providing <br />nearly 9% of the total number of jobs in the <br />County, are the School District of Indian <br />River County, Indian River Medical Center, <br />and Indian River County Government. <br />$67,978 <br />$68,491 <br />0 <br />2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 <br />IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiPopulation <br />Unemployment Rate <br />- Per Capita Personal Income (2017 Per Capita Personal Income information not available) <br />A <br />