| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 13,634 | 13,948 | 314 | 2.3 | $297,495,987 | $310,973,241 | $13,477,254 | 4.5 | $420 | $429 | $9 | 2.2 |
| Private | 8,681 | 8,948 | 267 | 3.1 | $156,080,012 | $163,674,339 | $7,594,327 | 4.9 | $346 | $352 | $6 | 1.7 |
| -Agriculture | 137 | 139 | 2 | 1.6 | 2,218,896 | 2,458,344 | 239,448 | 10.8 | 312 | 341 | 28 | 9.0 |
| -Mining | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6.7 | 278,607 | 271,114 | -7,493 | -2.7 | 618 | 564 | -55 | -8.8 |
| -Construction | 677 | 664 | -13 | -1.9 | 17,137,818 | 17,412,264 | 274,446 | 1.6 | 487 | 504 | 17 | 3.5 |
| -Manufacturing | 714 | 746 | 32 | 4.4 | 17,175,421 | 18,420,108 | 1,244,687 | 7.2 | 462 | 475 | 13 | 2.7 |
| -TCPU* | 239 | 242 | 3 | 1.1 | 7,315,416 | 7,432,048 | 116,632 | 1.6 | 588 | 591 | 3 | 0.5 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 190 | 177 | -12 | -6.5 | 4,424,647 | 4,416,110 | -8,537 | -0.2 | 448 | 479 | 30 | 6.7 |
| -Retail Trade | 3,146 | 3,152 | 6 | 0.2 | 35,941,722 | 38,138,403 | 2,196,681 | 6.1 | 220 | 233 | 13 | 5.9 |
| -FIRE** | 425 | 438 | 13 | 3.1 | 11,029,892 | 11,309,164 | 279,272 | 2.5 | 499 | 496 | -3 | -0.6 |
| -Services | 3,145 | 3,381 | 235 | 7.5 | 60,557,593 | 63,816,784 | 3,259,191 | 5.4 | 370 | 363 | -7 | -2.0 |
| Total Government | 4,953 | 5,000 | 47 | 1.0 | $141,415,975 | $147,298,902 | $5,882,927 | 4.2 | $549 | $567 | $17 | 3.2 |
| -Federal Government | 237 | 248 | 11 | 4.6 | 8,925,407 | 9,379,697 | 454,290 | 5.1 | 724 | 728 | 4 | 0.5 |
| -State Government | 3,095 | 3,074 | -21 | -0.7 | 91,889,235 | 94,625,948 | 2,736,713 | 3.0 | 571 | 592 | 21 | 3.7 |
| -Local Government | 1,621 | 1,679 | 58 | 3.6 | 40,601,333 | 43,293,257 | 2,691,924 | 6.6 | 482 | 496 | 14 | 3.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.