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The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club trains at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. The 340 acre complex <br />is also home to the largest and most advanced baseball school in the world, conducted by the Dodger <br />organization. <br />Employment <br />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 1989 is as follows: <br />Percent of <br />Distribution <br />Agriculture ........................ <br />11.45% <br />Manufacturing...................... <br />7.16 <br />Construction ....................... <br />10.24 <br />Transportation, Communications & <br />School system <br />Utilities ......................... <br />2.63 <br />Wholesale Trade .................... <br />1.59 <br />Retail Trade ....................... <br />24.66 <br />Finance, Insurance & Real Estate ......... <br />5.41 <br />Services .......................... <br />30.12 <br />Government ....................... <br />¢,Z <br />Total ............................ 100.00% <br />Source: State of Florida, Department of Labor and Employment Security. <br />Major employers in Indian River County and their approximate current level of employment are as <br />follows: <br />Source: Indian River County <br />A-4 <br />Product or <br />Establishment <br />Service <br />Employment <br />Indian River County School District <br />School system <br />1,893 <br />Indian River Memorial Hospital <br />Medical services <br />1,200 <br />Indian River County <br />County government <br />1,156 <br />Publix Corporation <br />Retail grocery <br />750 <br />Sun Ag., Inc. <br />Citrus & agriculture <br />550 <br />City of Vero Beach <br />City government <br />541 <br />Grave Brothers, Inc. <br />Citrus <br />450 <br />Humana Hospital Sebastian <br />Acute Care Facility <br />389 <br />Gracewood Fruit Co. <br />Citrus <br />370 <br />Hal Groves <br />Citrus <br />360 <br />Dodgertown Complex <br />Convention Center, Baseball <br />350 <br />Johns Island <br />Residential Resort <br />325 <br />WalMart <br />Retail Merchandise <br />310 <br />Source: Indian River County <br />A-4 <br />