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The following table sets forth a comparison of the unemployment rate in the County compared to that <br />in the State of Florida: <br />Source: State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security <br />Rail transportation in the County is handled by Florida East Coast Railway while numerous freight truck <br />lines are available to serve the County. Highways providing surface travel are Interstate 95, U.S. 1, and State <br />Road AIA for north -south travel and State Road 60 for travel to the west while the Florida Turnpike courses <br />south and northwest through the southwest corner of the County. The area is served by Greyhound Bus Lines <br />for passenger and package service. <br />Vero Beach Municipal Airport provides scheduled commuter airline service and is capable of handling <br />most commercial aircraft, while one other airport in the County serves both charter and private aircraft. <br />Scheduled airline service is available to County residents at the Melbourne Regional Airport (about a fifty minute <br />drive), Orlando International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport (each about an hour and a half <br />drive). <br />Health Care <br />The Indian River Hospital District, encompassing all but six square miles of the County, has a 347 -bed <br />facility in Vero Beach. The Humana Hospital Sebastian, a private for-profit acute care facility, is located in the <br />northern part of the County on U.S. 1. There are presently over 200 physicians serving the hospitals and area <br />residents. The Sunshine Rehabilitation Center offers physical and speech therapy to handicapped children and <br />adults. <br />Educatio <br />The educational system is administered on a County -wide basis. The School Board, elected for <br />staggered four-year terms each, appoints a Superintendent of Schools. The County has 12 elementary schools, <br />one middle junior high, two middle schools, one junior high and one senior high. There is one Special Education <br />School for all grades. Enrollment for the 1990-1991 school year was 11,772 students. There are 787 <br />administrative and teaching personnel and 608 non -instructional personnel. In addition to the public school <br />system, there are several parochial and private schools. <br />Indian River Community College, with its main campus located in Ft. Pierce, about 15 miles from Vero <br />Beach, has branch campuses in Vero Beach and in Okeechobee and Martin Counties. The State -supported <br />community college offers a general college program for the fust two years and a wide variety of technical and <br />vocational instruction. The Mueller Center in Vero Beach has a 40 -acre campus, ten classrooms and office <br />facilities. <br />A•5 <br />Annual Averages <br />Indian River County <br />State of Florida <br />1992 <br />11.9% <br />7.5% <br />1991 <br />9.9 <br />7.0 <br />1990 <br />9.2 <br />6.2 <br />1989 <br />6.4 <br />5.6 <br />1988 <br />6.8 <br />5.0 <br />1987 <br />8.9 <br />5.3 <br />Source: State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security <br />Rail transportation in the County is handled by Florida East Coast Railway while numerous freight truck <br />lines are available to serve the County. Highways providing surface travel are Interstate 95, U.S. 1, and State <br />Road AIA for north -south travel and State Road 60 for travel to the west while the Florida Turnpike courses <br />south and northwest through the southwest corner of the County. The area is served by Greyhound Bus Lines <br />for passenger and package service. <br />Vero Beach Municipal Airport provides scheduled commuter airline service and is capable of handling <br />most commercial aircraft, while one other airport in the County serves both charter and private aircraft. <br />Scheduled airline service is available to County residents at the Melbourne Regional Airport (about a fifty minute <br />drive), Orlando International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport (each about an hour and a half <br />drive). <br />Health Care <br />The Indian River Hospital District, encompassing all but six square miles of the County, has a 347 -bed <br />facility in Vero Beach. The Humana Hospital Sebastian, a private for-profit acute care facility, is located in the <br />northern part of the County on U.S. 1. There are presently over 200 physicians serving the hospitals and area <br />residents. The Sunshine Rehabilitation Center offers physical and speech therapy to handicapped children and <br />adults. <br />Educatio <br />The educational system is administered on a County -wide basis. The School Board, elected for <br />staggered four-year terms each, appoints a Superintendent of Schools. The County has 12 elementary schools, <br />one middle junior high, two middle schools, one junior high and one senior high. There is one Special Education <br />School for all grades. Enrollment for the 1990-1991 school year was 11,772 students. There are 787 <br />administrative and teaching personnel and 608 non -instructional personnel. In addition to the public school <br />system, there are several parochial and private schools. <br />Indian River Community College, with its main campus located in Ft. Pierce, about 15 miles from Vero <br />Beach, has branch campuses in Vero Beach and in Okeechobee and Martin Counties. The State -supported <br />community college offers a general college program for the fust two years and a wide variety of technical and <br />vocational instruction. The Mueller Center in Vero Beach has a 40 -acre campus, ten classrooms and office <br />facilities. <br />A•5 <br />