| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 6,817 | 8,402 | 1,585 | 23.2 | $213,150,201 | $270,179,923 | $57,029,722 | 26.8 | $601 | $618 | $17 | 2.8 |
| Private | 6,642 | 8,228 | 1,586 | 23.9 | $210,240,734 | $267,218,445 | $56,977,711 | 27.1 | $609 | $625 | $16 | 2.6 |
| Agriculture -ND | ||||||||||||
| Mining | 1,317 | 1,695 | 378 | 28.7 | 61,072,855 | 86,181,538 | 25,108,683 | 41.1 | 892 | 978 | 86 | 9.7 |
| Construction | 777 | 1,244 | 468 | 60.2 | 32,268,373 | 50,899,588 | 18,631,215 | 57.7 | 799 | 787 | -12 | -1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 152 | 140 | -12 | -7.8 | 4,697,668 | 4,838,928 | 141,260 | 3.0 | 594 | 663 | 69 | 11.7 |
| TCPU* - ND | ||||||||||||
| Wholesale Trade | 701 | 709 | 8 | 1.1 | 22,037,116 | 23,756,285 | 1,719,169 | 7.8 | 604 | 644 | 40 | 6.6 |
| Retail Trade | 1,344 | 1,579 | 235 | 17.5 | 17,507,354 | 20,096,212 | 2,588,858 | 14.8 | 251 | 245 | -6 | -2.3 |
| FIRE** | 584 | 539 | -45 | -7.7 | 20,159,198 | 19,161,694 | -997,504 | -4.9 | 663 | 683 | 20 | 3.0 |
| Services | 1,487 | 1,770 | 283 | 19.0 | 29,447,271 | 35,316,937 | 5,869,666 | 19.9 | 381 | 384 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Total Government | 175 | 174 | -2 | -1.0 | $2,909,467 | $2,961,478 | $52,011 | 1.8 | $319 | $328 | $9 | 2.8 |
| Federal Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| State Government | 175 | 174 | -2 | -1.0 | 2,909,467 | 2,961,478 | 52,011 | 1.8 | 319 | 328 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Local Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
ND-Not disclosable.
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.