| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 35,409 | 36,510 | 1,102 | 3.1 | $893,470,775 | $946,889,106 | $53,418,331 | 6.0 | $485 | $499 | $13 | 2.8 |
| Private | 24,435 | 24,892 | 457 | 1.9 | $564,746,568 | $597,059,435 | $32,312,867 | 5.7 | $444 | $461 | $17 | 3.8 |
| Agriculture | 379 | 409 | 30 | 7.9 | 6,762,658 | 8,686,926 | 1,924,268 | 28.5 | 344 | 409 | 65 | 19.0 |
| Mining | 94 | 79 | -15 | -15.6 | 3,115,860 | 2,592,637 | -523,223 | -16.8 | 637 | 628 | -9 | -1.4 |
| Construction | 2,327 | 2,256 | -71 | -3.0 | 60,926,417 | 63,922,990 | 2,996,573 | 4.9 | 503 | 545 | 41 | 8.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,644 | 1,704 | 61 | 3.7 | 55,021,380 | 57,382,750 | 2,361,370 | 4.3 | 644 | 648 | 4 | 0.6 |
| TCPU* | 1,996 | 2,117 | 121 | 6.0 | 61,522,013 | 73,136,894 | 11,614,881 | 18.9 | 593 | 664 | 72 | 12.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 827 | 848 | 21 | 2.5 | 27,586,417 | 28,042,336 | 455,919 | 1.7 | 642 | 636 | -6 | -0.9 |
| Retail Trade | 7,711 | 7,995 | 284 | 3.7 | 123,363,247 | 126,012,183 | 2,648,936 | 2.1 | 308 | 303 | -5 | -1.5 |
| FIRE** | 1,703 | 1,669 | -34 | -2.0 | 51,816,560 | 53,330,563 | 1,514,003 | 2.9 | 585 | 615 | 29 | 5.0 |
| Services | 7,755 | 7,816 | 60 | 0.8 | 174,632,016 | 183,952,156 | 9,320,140 | 5.3 | 433 | 453 | 20 | 4.5 |
| Total Government | 10,974 | 11,618 | 644 | 5.9 | $328,724,207 | $349,829,671 | $21,105,464 | 6.4 | $576 | $579 | $3 | 0.5 |
| Federal Government | 2,427 | 2,561 | 134 | 5.5 | 93,160,925 | 99,928,832 | 6,767,907 | 7.3 | 738 | 750 | 12 | 1.6 |
| State Government | 3,277 | 3,362 | 86 | 2.6 | 105,930,844 | 111,907,597 | 5,976,753 | 5.6 | 622 | 640 | 18 | 2.9 |
| Local Government | 5,270 | 5,695 | 424 | 8.0 | 129,632,438 | 137,993,242 | 8,360,804 | 6.4 | 473 | 466 | -7 | -1.5 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.