|   | 1997 Average Employment | 1998 Average Employment | Change Number | Change % | 1997 Total Payroll | 1998 Total Payroll | Change Number | Change % | Avg. Wkly Wage 1997 | Avg. Wkly Wage 1998 | Change Number | Change % |
| Total | 1,883 | 1,830 | -52 | -2.8 | $41,140,740 | $38,810,218 | ($2,330,522) | -5.7 | $420 | $408 | -$12 | -3.0 |
| Private | 1,252 | 1,201 | -51 | -4.0 | $27,360,502 | $24,917,857 | -$2,442,645 | -8.9 | $420 | $399 | -$21 | -5.1 |
| --Agriculture | 18 | 15 | -3 | -14.6 | 288,160 | 291,815 | 3,655 | 1.3 | 312 | 370 | 58 | 18.5 |
| --Mining | 301 | 177 | -124 | -41.3 | 9,800,290 | 5,861,706 | -3,938,584 | -40.2 | 627 | 638 | 12 | 1.9 |
| --Construction | 83 | 106 | 23 | 27.2 | 1,572,610 | 2,463,433 | 890,823 | 56.6 | 364 | 448 | 84 | 23.2 |
| --Manufacturing | 222 | 209 | -13 | -5.9 | 5,561,666 | 5,498,593 | -63,073 | -1.1 | 483 | 507 | 24 | 5.0 |
| --TCPU | 117 | 130 | 13 | 11.0 | 3,816,098 | 4,102,980 | 286,882 | 7.5 | 625 | 606 | -20 | -3.1 |
| --Wholesale Trade | 28 | 27 | -1 | -2.7 | 484,020 | 523,169 | 39,149 | 8.1 | 332 | 369 | 37 | 11.1 |
| --Retail Trade | 283 | 300 | 17 | 6.1 | 2,973,710 | 3,022,402 | 48,692 | 1.6 | 202 | 193 | -9 | -4.2 |
| --FIRE | 46 | 49 | 4 | 7.8 | 1,047,822 | 1,005,234 | -42,588 | -4.1 | 441 | 393 | -49 | -11.0 |
| --Services | 154 | 188 | 33 | 21.7 | 1,816,126 | 2,148,525 | 332,399 | 18.3 | 226 | 220 | -6 | -2.8 |
| Total Gov't | 631 | 629 | -2 | -0.3 | $13,780,238 | $13,892,361 | $112,123 | 0.8 | $420 | $425 | $5 | 1.1 |
| --Federal Gov't | 85 | 78 | -7 | -7.7 | 2,245,064 | 2,179,601 | -65,463 | -2.9 | 509 | 535 | 26 | 5.1 |
| --State Gov't | 84 | 85 | 1 | 1.0 | 1,939,937 | 2,084,413 | 144,476 | 7.4 | 444 | 472 | 28 | 6.4 |
| --Local Gov't | 462 | 466 | 4 | 0.8 | 9,595,237 | 9,628,347 | 33,110 | 0.3 | 400 | 398 | -2 | -0.5 |
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