| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 3,976 | 3,997 | 21 | 0.5 | $75,514,139 | $77,722,986 | $2,208,847 | 2.9 | $365 | $374 | $9 | 2.4 |
| Private | 2,685 | 2,799 | 114 | 4.2 | $47,001,384 | $50,591,814 | $3,590,430 | 7.6 | $337 | $348 | $11 | 3.3 |
| -Agriculture | 110 | 109 | -1 | -0.7 | 2,027,116 | 2,277,230 | 250,114 | 12.3 | 355 | 402 | 47 | 13.1 |
| -Mining-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Construction | 227 | 203 | -23 | -10.3 | 4,372,728 | 3,948,057 | -424,671 | -9.7 | 371 | 373 | 3 | 0.7 |
| -Manufacturing | 283 | 285 | 2 | 0.6 | 7,516,299 | 7,537,682 | 21,383 | 0.3 | 510 | 508 | -2 | -0.3 |
| -TCPU* | 140 | 149 | 9 | 6.5 | 3,672,716 | 4,203,598 | 530,882 | 14.5 | 506 | 544 | 38 | 7.5 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 221 | 216 | -5 | -2.5 | 5,851,876 | 5,904,919 | 53,043 | 0.9 | 509 | 527 | 18 | 3.4 |
| -Retail Trade | 735 | 753 | 19 | 2.6 | 8,218,611 | 8,288,287 | 69,676 | 0.8 | 215 | 212 | -4 | -1.7 |
| -FIRE** | 124 | 126 | 3 | 2.3 | 2,955,662 | 2,965,083 | 9,421 | 0.3 | 460 | 451 | -9 | -1.9 |
| -Services | 842 | 954 | 112 | 13.3 | 12,331,849 | 15,423,914 | 3,092,065 | 25.1 | 282 | 311 | 29 | 10.4 |
| -Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 1,291 | 1,198 | -93 | -7.2 | $28,512,755 | $27,131,172 | -$1,381,583 | -4.8 | $425 | $435 | $11 | 2.5 |
| -Federal Government | 94 | 93 | -1 | -1.3 | 2,939,298 | 2,910,715 | -28,583 | -1.0 | 600 | 602 | 2 | 0.4 |
| -State Government | 123 | 116 | -7 | -5.8 | 3,225,224 | 3,228,591 | 3,367 | 0.1 | 506 | 538 | 32 | 6.3 |
| -Local Government | 1,075 | 990 | -85 | -7.9 | 22,348,233 | 20,991,866 | -1,356,367 | -6.1 | 400 | 408 | 8 | 2.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.