| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 56,239 | 57,476 | 1,237 | 2.2 | $1,300,581,378 | $1,375,383,394 | $74,802,016 | 5.8 | $445 | $460 | $15 | 3.5 |
| Private | 37,833 | 39,081 | 1,248 | 3.3 | $785,244,857 | $844,834,086 | $59,589,229 | 7.6 | $399 | $416 | $17 | 4.2 |
| -Agriculture | 760 | 786 | 25 | 3.3 | 13,783,873 | 14,886,770 | 1,102,897 | 8.0 | 349 | 364 | 16 | 4.5 |
| -Mining | 193 | 184 | -9 | -4.9 | 5,795,205 | 5,330,815 | -464,390 | -8.0 | 578 | 559 | -19 | -3.3 |
| -Construction | 3,303 | 3,533 | 231 | 7.0 | 82,073,848 | 93,374,998 | 11,301,150 | 13.8 | 478 | 508 | 30 | 6.3 |
| -Manufacturing | 2,795 | 2,775 | -20 | -0.7 | 80,750,869 | 82,403,622 | 1,652,753 | 2.0 | 556 | 571 | 15 | 2.8 |
| -TCPU* | 2,668 | 2,901 | 233 | 8.7 | 87,637,421 | 96,523,989 | 8,886,568 | 10.1 | 632 | 640 | 8 | 1.3 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 1,354 | 1,330 | -24 | -1.8 | 39,708,950 | 40,646,023 | 937,073 | 2.4 | 564 | 588 | 24 | 4.2 |
| -Retail Trade | 12,409 | 12,493 | 84 | 0.7 | 168,060,372 | 179,261,691 | 11,201,319 | 6.7 | 260 | 276 | 16 | 6.0 |
| -FIRE** | 2,841 | 2,370 | -471 | -16.6 | 76,713,608 | 68,139,787 | -8,573,821 | -11.2 | 519 | 553 | 34 | 6.5 |
| -Services | 11,511 | 12,710 | 1,200 | 10.4 | 230,720,711 | 264,266,391 | 33,545,680 | 14.5 | 385 | 400 | 14 | 3.7 |
| Total Government | 18,406 | 18,395 | -11 | -0.1 | $515,336,521 | $530,549,308 | $15,212,787 | 3.0 | $538 | $555 | $16 | 3.0 |
| -Federal Government | 2,897 | 2,890 | -7 | -0.2 | 109,585,040 | 109,785,051 | 200,011 | 0.2 | 728 | 731 | 3 | 0.4 |
| -State Government | 6,701 | 6,677 | -23 | -0.3 | 200,974,931 | 208,675,462 | 7,700,531 | 3.8 | 577 | 601 | 24 | 4.2 |
| -Local Government | 8,809 | 8,828 | 19 | 0.2 | 204,776,550 | 212,088,795 | 7,312,245 | 3.6 | 447 | 462 | 15 | 3.3 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.