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Indian River County employment fluctuates seasonally with most unemployment occurring from July <br />through October, the slower months in both the tourist and citrus picking seasons. <br />Employment by sector for the calendar year ended 1991 is as follows: <br />tee <br />Percent of <br />Distribution <br />Agriculture <br />12.27% <br />Manufacturing <br />5.02 <br />Construction <br />7.40 <br />Transportation, Communications & Utilities <br />2.60 <br />Wholesale Trade <br />1.92 <br />Retail Trade <br />22.71 <br />Finance, Insurance & Real Estate <br />635 <br />Services <br />34.04 <br />Government <br />7.59 <br />Other <br />X14 <br />Total <br />100.00% <br />Source: State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security. <br />City Government <br />Major employers in Indian River County and their approximate current level of employment are as <br />follows: <br />Product or <br />Establishment <br />Service <br />Employment <br />Indian River County <br />School District <br />School System <br />1,735 <br />Indian River Memorial Hospital <br />Medical Services <br />1,300 <br />Indian River County <br />County Government <br />1,240 <br />Sun Ag., Inc. <br />Citrus & Agriculture <br />800 <br />Publix Corporation <br />Retail Grocery <br />750 <br />City of Vero Beach <br />City Government <br />596 <br />Humana Hospital Sebastian <br />Acute Care Facility <br />570 <br />Gracewood Fruit Co. <br />Citrus <br />465 <br />Grave Brothers, Inc. <br />Citrus <br />450 <br />Hale Groves <br />Citrus <br />450 <br />Dodgertown Complex <br />Convention Center, Baseball <br />400 <br />Piper Aircraft Corp. <br />Aircraft Manufacturing <br />331 <br />WalMart <br />Retail Merchandise <br />330 <br />Johns Island <br />Residential Resort <br />325 <br />Winn Dixie <br />Retail Merchandise <br />280 <br />Source: Indian River County <br />A-4 <br />