| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 13,948 | 14,163 | 215 | 1.5 | $310,973,241 | $333,891,519 | $22,918,278 | 7.4 | $429 | $453 | $25 | 5.7 |
| Private | 8,948 | 9,131 | 183 | 2.0 | $163,674,339 | $177,704,086 | $14,029,747 | 8.6 | $352 | $374 | $22 | 6.4 |
| Agriculture | 139 | 136 | -3 | -1.9 | 2,458,344 | 2,509,410 | 51,066 | 2.1 | 341 | 354 | 14 | 4.0 |
| Mining | 9 | 19 | 10 | 103.6 | 271,114 | 544,564 | 273,450 | 100.9 | 564 | 556 | -8 | -1.3 |
| Construction | 664 | 831 | 167 | 25.1 | 17,412,264 | 24,187,417 | 6,775,153 | 38.9 | 504 | 560 | 56 | 11.1 |
| Manufacturing | 746 | 735 | -11 | -1.4 | 18,420,108 | 18,463,572 | 43,464 | 0.2 | 475 | 483 | 8 | 1.7 |
| TCPU* | 242 | 224 | -18 | -7.3 | 7,432,048 | 7,162,819 | -269,229 | -3.6 | 591 | 614 | 24 | 4.0 |
| Wholesale Trade | 177 | 165 | -12 | -6.9 | 4,416,110 | 4,539,283 | 123,173 | 2.8 | 479 | 528 | 50 | 10.4 |
| Retail Trade | 3,152 | 3,149 | -3 | -0.1 | 38,138,403 | 39,488,622 | 1,350,219 | 3.5 | 233 | 241 | 8 | 3.6 |
| FIRE** | 438 | 453 | 15 | 3.4 | 11,309,164 | 11,710,987 | 401,823 | 3.6 | 496 | 497 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Services | 3,381 | 3,419 | 38 | 1.1 | 63,816,784 | 69,097,412 | 5,280,628 | 8.3 | 363 | 389 | 26 | 7.1 |
| Total Government | 5,000 | 5,032 | 32 | 0.6 | $147,298,902 | $156,187,433 | $8,888,531 | 6.0 | $567 | $597 | $30 | 5.4 |
| Federal Government | 248 | 243 | -5 | -2.0 | 9,379,697 | 9,900,473 | 520,776 | 5.6 | 728 | 784 | 56 | 7.7 |
| State Government | 3,074 | 3,126 | 52 | 1.7 | 94,625,948 | 100,852,663 | 6,226,715 | 6.6 | 592 | 620 | 28 | 4.8 |
| Local Government | 1,679 | 1,663 | -16 | -0.9 | 43,293,257 | 45,434,297 | 2,141,040 | 4.9 | 496 | 525 | 29 | 5.9 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.