| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 1,965 | 1,999 | 34 | 1.7 | $36,966,561 | $40,378,177 | $3,411,616 | 9.2 | $362 | $388 | $27 | 7.4 |
| Private | 1,436 | 1,448 | 12 | 0.8 | $25,224,052 | $27,525,977 | $2,301,925 | 9.1 | $338 | $366 | $28 | 8.2 |
| Agriculture | 52 | 51 | -1 | -2.1 | 611,701 | 618,678 | 6,977 | 1.1 | 225 | 232 | 7 | 3.3 |
| Mining | 116 | 149 | 33 | 28.8 | 4,285,617 | 5,638,540 | 1,352,923 | 31.6 | 711 | 727 | 16 | 2.2 |
| Construction | 71 | 74 | 3 | 4.4 | 1,377,443 | 1,616,830 | 239,387 | 17.4 | 375 | 422 | 47 | 12.5 |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 53 | 15 | 40.0 | 528,922 | 745,712 | 216,790 | 41.0 | 269 | 271 | 2 | 0.7 |
| TCPU* | 73 | 80 | 8 | 10.4 | 2,384,822 | 2,753,998 | 369,176 | 15.5 | 630 | 659 | 29 | 4.6 |
| Wholesale Trade | 90 | 87 | -3 | -3.5 | 2,556,142 | 2,481,655 | -74,487 | -2.9 | 544 | 548 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Retail Trade | 371 | 322 | -49 | -13.3 | 3,927,554 | 3,604,591 | -322,963 | -8.2 | 204 | 216 | 12 | 5.9 |
| FIRE** | 62 | 64 | 2 | 3.1 | 1,369,430 | 1,317,076 | -52,354 | -3.8 | 428 | 399 | -29 | -6.7 |
| Services | 564 | 568 | 5 | 0.9 | 8,182,421 | 8,748,897 | 566,476 | 6.9 | 279 | 296 | 17 | 6.0 |
| Total Government | 530 | 551 | 21 | 4.0 | $11,742,509 | $12,852,200 | $1,109,691 | 9.5 | $426 | $448 | $22 | 5.2 |
| Federal Government | 14 | 17 | 3 | 19.8 | 566,607 | 647,915 | 81,308 | 14.3 | 760 | 726 | -34 | -4.5 |
| State Government | 75 | 74 | -1 | -1.5 | 1,818,626 | 1,909,152 | 90,526 | 5.0 | 464 | 494 | 31 | 6.6 |
| Local Government | 440 | 460 | 20 | 4.5 | 9,357,276 | 10,295,133 | 937,857 | 10.0 | 409 | 431 | 22 | 5.3 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.