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The following table sets forth a comparison of the <br />unemployment rate in the County compAr.•ed to that in the State of <br />Florida. <br />As_of August Indian -River County State of Florida <br />1987 11.7; 5.7 <br />1986 11.9 '•9 <br />1985 `'. 1 6.0 <br />1984 b 6.3 <br />1983 14 _ .; 9.6 <br />Source: State of F l,iridA, DerArrment of Lab -)r an -i EmployrQ:etlt <br />$arurity. <br />Transportation <br />Pail. t.rAnsportatinn in rho County is handled by Florida <br />East Cgazst Rai1•,:Ay, while numerous freight truck lines are <br />available to sorve the County. Highways providing surface t.rA:ol. <br />are Interstate 9`,, T.I.S. 1 and State Road AIA for north -south <br />ii-avel an,~1 State Road 60 for travel to the west, while the <br />Florida Turnpike courses south and northwest through the <br />snsrthwest corner of the County. The area is served by Gr�yh>:,tai <br />Sus linea for passenger and package service. <br />Varo Peach Munn,-!ipal Airport provido.� scheduled airline <br />servire to ryount.y citizens, while one nthor ,airport in the County <br />servers both charter and private Aircraft. <br />Health Care <br />The Indian River Hospital Isistric:t, ene:ompasging all <br />but nix ngtlare miles of the County, has a 1.40-h-1 facility in <br />Vero Heach. The Humana HnspitAl Sebaartian. a private, for profit <br />actst:e care facility, is located in the northern part cif the <br />County on U.S. I. There are presently over 100 physicianw <br />.serving the hospitals and area residents. The Ssinshine <br />Rehabilitation Center offers physical and speech therapy to <br />handicapped children and adults. <br />Education <br />The education system is administered on a County -wide <br />basis by the School Board of Indian River County. The <br />five -member Board, elected for staggered four-year terms each, <br />appoints a Superintendent of Schools. The County has ten <br />elementary schools, one middle -junior school, two middle schools, <br />one junior high and one senior high. There is one Special <br />Education School for all grades. Enrollment for the 85-86 school <br />