| Average Monthly Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Annual Wages | Change | ||||||||
| SIC* | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total, All Industries | 220,664 | 224,946 | 4,282 | 1.9 | $5,460,313,066 | $5,769,366,915 | $309,053,849 | 5.7 | $24,745 | $25,648 | $903 | 3.6 | |
| Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing | 3,276 | 3,478 | 202 | 6.2 | $56,556,234 | $62,730,629 | $6,174,395 | 10.9 | $17,262 | $18,036 | $775 | 4.5 | |
| -Agricultural production - crops | 01 | 413 | 407 | -6 | -1.5 | 6,620,977 | 7,025,063 | 404,086 | 6.1 | 16,025 | 17,264 | 1,239 | 7.7 |
| -Agricultural production - livestock | 02 | 1,455 | 1,481 | 26 | 1.8 | 26,143,835 | 27,845,646 | 1,701,811 | 6.5 | 17,970 | 18,800 | 829 | 4.6 |
| -Agricultural services | 07 | 1,284 | 1,461 | 176 | 13.7 | 19,394,426 | 22,865,658 | 3,471,232 | 17.9 | 15,104 | 15,656 | 552 | 3.7 |
| -Forestry | 08-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Fishing, Hunting, & Trapping | 09-ND | ||||||||||||
| Mining | 16,836 | 15,939 | -897 | -5.3 | $802,665,093 | $781,803,508 | -$20,861,585 | -2.6 | $47,675 | $49,049 | $1,374 | 2.9 | |
| -Metal mining | 10 | 690 | 522 | -167 | -24.3 | 32,358,180 | 22,396,309 | -9,961,871 | -30.8 | 46,913 | 42,877 | -4,035 | -8.6 |
| -Coal mining | 12 | 4,504 | 4,618 | 114 | 2.5 | 266,993,242 | 270,309,048 | 3,315,806 | 1.2 | 59,276 | 58,536 | -740 | -1.2 |
| -Oil & gas extraction | 13 | 8,514 | 7,887 | -628 | -7.4 | 339,430,042 | 332,645,938 | -6,784,104 | -2.0 | 39,866 | 42,178 | 2,312 | 5.8 |
| -Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels | 14 | 3,128 | 2,912 | -216 | -6.9 | 163,883,629 | 156,452,213 | -7,431,416 | -4.5 | 52,392 | 53,721 | 1,328 | 2.5 |
| Construction | 17,968 | 19,283 | 1,315 | 7.3 | $486,797,599 | $557,618,226 | $70,820,627 | 14.5 | $27,093 | $28,918 | $1,825 | 6.7 | |
| -General building contractors | 15 | 3,916 | 4,119 | 203 | 5.2 | 95,921,427 | 106,309,644 | 10,388,217 | 10.8 | 24,492 | 25,807 | 1,315 | 5.4 |
| -Heavy contractors, except building | 16 | 6,474 | 7,160 | 686 | 10.6 | 203,394,458 | 240,455,749 | 37,061,291 | 18.2 | 31,418 | 33,584 | 2,165 | 6.9 |
| -Special trade contractors | 17 | 7,578 | 8,003 | 426 | 5.6 | 187,481,714 | 210,852,833 | 23,371,119 | 12.5 | 24,742 | 26,346 | 1,604 | 6.5 |
| Manufacturing | 10,932 | 11,039 | 107 | 1.0 | $352,137,510 | $357,778,028 | $5,640,518 | 1.6 | $32,211 | $32,409 | $198 | 0.6 | |
| -Food & kindred products | 20 | 965 | 1,081 | 115 | 12.0 | 24,805,764 | 28,340,776 | 3,535,012 | 14.3 | 25,699 | 26,225 | 526 | 2.0 |
| -Textile mill products | 22-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Apparel & other textile products | 23 | 170 | 171 | 1 | 0.7 | 2,424,916 | 2,573,367 | 148,451 | 6.1 | 14,271 | 15,034 | 763 | 5.3 |
| -Lumber & wood products | 24 | 1,258 | 1,263 | 6 | 0.4 | 28,369,181 | 29,582,779 | 1,213,598 | 4.3 | 22,557 | 23,420 | 863 | 3.8 |
| -Furniture & fixtures | 25 | 113 | 100 | -13 | -11.4 | 2,207,030 | 1,930,487 | -276,543 | -12.5 | 19,560 | 19,321 | -239 | -1.2 |
| -Paper & allied products | 26-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Printing & publishing | 27 | 1,613 | 1,662 | 49 | 3.1 | 34,268,541 | 35,770,218 | 1,501,677 | 4.4 | 21,249 | 21,520 | 272 | 1.3 |
| -Chemicals & allied products | 28 | 1,734 | 1,841 | 107 | 6.2 | 96,820,497 | 98,227,389 | 1,406,892 | 1.5 | 55,837 | 53,348 | -2,488 | -4.5 |
| -Petroleum & coal products | 29 | 876 | 874 | -3 | -0.3 | 42,920,561 | 42,344,505 | -576,056 | -1.3 | 48,982 | 48,477 | -505 | -1.0 |
| -Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products | 30 | 374 | 235 | -139 | -37.0 | 9,575,313 | 4,581,838 | -4,993,475 | -52.1 | 25,608 | 19,463 | -6,145 | -24.0 |
| -Leather & leather products | 31 | 67 | 68 | 1 | 1.9 | 1,155,311 | 1,216,414 | 61,103 | 5.3 | 17,265 | 17,845 | 580 | 3.4 |
| -Stone, clay, glass, & concrete products | 32 | 838 | 884 | 46 | 5.4 | 27,221,355 | 29,702,796 | 2,481,441 | 9.1 | 32,477 | 33,610 | 1,133 | 3.5 |
| -Primary metal industries | 33 | 275 | 244 | -30 | -11.0 | 9,172,254 | 7,762,184 | -1,410,070 | -15.4 | 33,414 | 31,758 | -1,656 | -5.0 |
| -Fabricated metal products | 34 | 595 | 648 | 53 | 9.0 | 19,613,218 | 22,240,837 | 2,627,619 | 13.4 | 32,977 | 34,318 | 1,341 | 4.1 |
| -Industrial machinery & equipment | 35 | 1,110 | 1,020 | -90 | -8.1 | 30,390,775 | 29,106,671 | -1,284,104 | -4.2 | 27,371 | 28,524 | 1,153 | 4.2 |
| -Electronic & other electric equipment | 36 | 208 | 213 | 6 | 2.6 | 6,531,391 | 7,383,351 | 851,960 | 13.0 | 31,414 | 34,596 | 3,182 | 10.1 |
| -Transportation equipment | 37 | 335 | 367 | 32 | 9.7 | 6,680,023 | 7,628,665 | 948,642 | 14.2 | 19,970 | 20,796 | 826 | 4.1 |
| -Instruments & related products | 38 | 164 | 166 | 2 | 1.1 | 4,752,279 | 5,291,502 | 539,223 | 11.3 | 28,992 | 31,925 | 2933 | 10.1 |
| -Miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 39 | 220 | 174 | -46 | -21.0 | 4,473,748 | 3,154,503 | -1,319,245 | -29.5 | 20,351 | 18,164 | -2,187 | -10.7 |
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services | 12,892 | 13,148 | 256 | 2.0 | 440,281,097 | 470,628,192 | 30,347,095 | 6.9 | 34,151 | 35,795 | 1,644 | 4.8 | |
| -Railroad transportation | 40-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Local & Interurban passenger transit | 41 | 650 | 662 | 12 | 1.8 | 10,533,784 | 10,888,218 | 354,434 | 3.4 | 16,198 | 16,450 | 252 | 1.6 |
| -Trucking & warehousing | 42 | 3,632 | 3,728 | 96 | 2.6 | 95,283,586 | 99,620,449 | 4,336,863 | 4.6 | 26,233 | 26,722 | 489 | 1.9 |
| -U.S. Postal Service | 43 | 1,442 | 1,446 | 4 | 0.3 | 50,545,054 | 51,680,475 | 1,135,421 | 2.2 | 35,052 | 35,746 | 694 | 2.0 |
| -Water transportation | 44-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Transportation by air | 45 | 1,095 | 1,146 | 51 | 4.7 | 30,924,759 | 32,834,795 | 1,910,036 | 6.2 | 28,253 | 28,662 | 410 | 1.4 |
| -Pipelines, except natural gas | 46 | 200 | 208 | 8 | 4.1 | 10,517,742 | 11,568,619 | 1,050,877 | 10.0 | 52,611 | 55,574 | 2,963 | 5.6 |
| -Transportation services | 47 | 452 | 496 | 44 | 9.7 | 10,174,138 | 11,416,568 | 1,242,430 | 12.2 | 22,513 | 23,029 | 516 | 2.3 |
| -Communications | 48 | 2,059 | 2,195 | 136 | 6.6 | 70,798,296 | 94,015,368 | 23,217,072 | 32.8 | 34,379 | 42,835 | 8,456 | 24.6 |
| -Electric, gas, & sanitary services | 49 | 3,269 | 3,170 | -99 | -3.0 | 159,593,319 | 156,492,107 | -3,101,212 | -1.9 | 48,814 | 49,365 | 551 | 1.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 7,843 | 7,697 | -146 | -1.9 | $237,767,106 | $242,765,000 | $4,997,894 | 2.1 | $30,316 | $31,540 | $1,224 | 4.0 | |
| -Durable goods | 50 | 4,356 | 4,315 | -41 | -0.9 | 142,831,045 | 146,194,521 | 3,363,476 | 2.4 | 32,789 | 33,883 | 1,094 | 3.3 |
| -Nondurable goods | 51 | 3,487 | 3,383 | -105 | -3.0 | 94,936,061 | 96,570,479 | 1,634,418 | 1.7 | 27,225 | 28,550 | 1,325 | 4.9 |
| Retail Trade | 45,251 | 45,920 | 668 | 1.5 | $624,299,752 | $655,886,020 | $31,586,268 | 5.1 | $13,796 | $14,283 | $487 | 3.5 | |
| -Building materials & garden supplies | 52 | 2,018 | 2,071 | 53 | 2.6 | 41,516,364 | 43,631,149 | 2,114,785 | 5.1 | 20,576 | 21,069 | 493 | 2.4 |
| -General merchandise stores | 53 | 5,052 | 5,076 | 24 | 0.5 | 77,173,820 | 74,688,942 | -2,484,878 | -3.2 | 15,275 | 14,715 | -560 | -3.7 |
| -Food stores | 54 | 5,564 | 5,615 | 51 | 0.9 | 88,456,807 | 96,554,932 | 8,098,125 | 9.2 | 15,897 | 17,196 | 1,299 | 8.2 |
| -Automotive dealers & service stations | 55 | 7,991 | 8,163 | 172 | 2.2 | 158,962,884 | 168,568,017 | 9,605,133 | 6.0 | 19,892 | 20,650 | 758 | 3.8 |
| -Apparel & accessory stores | 56 | 1,493 | 1,390 | -103 | -6.9 | 18,633,081 | 18,154,396 | -478,685 | -2.6 | 12,479 | 13,060 | 581 | 4.7 |
| -Furniture & homefurnishing stores | 57 | 1,495 | 1,569 | 74 | 4.9 | 26,374,309 | 28,844,827 | 2,470,518 | 9.4 | 17,641 | 18,386 | 745 | 4.2 |
| -Eating & drinking places | 58 | 16,708 | 17,010 | 302 | 1.8 | 142,841,730 | 151,609,620 | 8,767,890 | 6.1 | 8,549 | 8,913 | 364 | 4.3 |
| -Miscellaneous retail | 59 | 4,930 | 5,026 | 97 | 2.0 | 70,340,757 | 73,834,137 | 3,493,380 | 5.0 | 14,269 | 14,689 | 421 | 2.9 |
| Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate | 8,698 | 8,187 | -511 | -5.9 | $253,921,359 | $279,978,927 | $26,057,568 | 10.3 | $29,193 | $34,199 | $5,006 | 17.1 | |
| -Depository institutions | 60 | 3,220 | 3,233 | 13 | 0.4 | 86,679,437 | 88,348,788 | 1,669,351 | 1.9 | 26,921 | 27,331 | 410 | 1.5 |
| -Nondepository institutions | 61 | 448 | 486 | 38 | 8.5 | 16,457,612 | 18,140,587 | 1,682,975 | 10.2 | 36,722 | 37,301 | 579 | 1.6 |
| -Security & commodity brokers | 62 | 388 | 402 | 13 | 3.5 | 40,662,800 | 38,099,281 | -2,563,519 | -6.3 | 104,689 | 94,814 | -9,875 | -9.4 |
| -Insurance carriers | 63 | 1,309 | 785 | -524 | -40.0 | 39,083,823 | 26,605,874 | -12,477,949 | -31.9 | 29,858 | 33,900 | 4,042 | 13.5 |
| -Insurance agents, brokers, & service | 64 | 1,057 | 1,085 | 28 | 2.6 | 26,567,677 | 28,824,580 | 2,256,903 | 8.5 | 25,127 | 26,571 | 1,443 | 5.7 |
| -Real estate | 65 | 1,985 | 1,887 | -99 | -5.0 | 31,107,863 | 32,043,684 | 935,821 | 3.0 | 15,669 | 16,983 | 1,314 | 8.4 |
| -Holding & other investment offices | 67 | 290 | 309 | 20 | 6.7 | 13,362,147 | 47,916,133 | 34,553,986 | 258.6 | 46,090 | 154,860 | 108,770 | 236.0 |
| Services | 79,736 | 82,850 | 3,114 | 3.9 | $1,728,612,971 | $1,866,669,992 | $138,057,021 | 8.0 | $21,679 | $22,531 | $851 | 3.9 | |
| -Hotels & other lodging places | 70 | 9,194 | 9,369 | 175 | 1.9 | 107,911,919 | 115,346,079 | 7,434,160 | 6.9 | 11,737 | 12,312 | 574 | 4.9 |
| -Personal services | 72 | 1,921 | 1,923 | 2 | 0.1 | 24,847,423 | 25,863,465 | 1,016,042 | 4.1 | 12,938 | 13,451 | 513 | 4.0 |
| -Business services | 73 | 6,586 | 7,985 | 1,399 | 21.2 | 115,505,532 | 144,094,527 | 28,588,995 | 24.8 | 17,538 | 18,046 | 508 | 2.9 |
| -Auto repair, services, & parking | 75 | 1,995 | 2,055 | 60 | 3.0 | 37,376,492 | 39,693,053 | 2,316,561 | 6.2 | 18,731 | 19,315 | 583 | 3.1 |
| -Miscellaneous repair services | 76 | 846 | 864 | 18 | 2.2 | 19,962,021 | 21,716,340 | 1,754,319 | 8.8 | 23,610 | 25,142 | 1,532 | 6.5 |
| -Motion pictures | 78 | 721 | 705 | -16 | -2.2 | 6,567,494 | 6,073,609 | -493,885 | -7.5 | 9,107 | 8,611 | -496 | -5.4 |
| -Amusement & recreation services | 79 | 3,559 | 3,804 | 245 | 6.9 | 59,229,394 | 64,767,845 | 5,538,451 | 9.4 | 16,641 | 17,027 | 386 | 2.3 |
| -Health services | 80 | 17,195 | 17,249 | 54 | 0.3 | 490,720,780 | 518,847,907 | 28,127,127 | 5.7 | 28,538 | 30,080 | 1,541 | 5.4 |
| -Legal services | 81 | 1,261 | 1,258 | -3 | -0.3 | 42,428,116 | 46,272,280 | 3,844,164 | 9.1 | 33,655 | 36,797 | 3,142 | 9.3 |
| -Educational services | 82 | 23,328 | 23,810 | 482 | 2.1 | 560,189,071 | 588,750,206 | 28,561,135 | 5.1 | 24,014 | 24,727 | 714 | 3.0 |
| -Social services | 83 | 6,418 | 6,797 | 379 | 5.9 | 96,893,558 | 106,149,799 | 9,256,241 | 9.6 | 15,097 | 15,617 | 520 | 3.4 |
| -Museums, botanical & zoological gardens | 84 | 294 | 319 | 25 | 8.6 | 4,985,795 | 5,688,933 | 703,138 | 14.1 | 16,978 | 17,838 | 861 | 5.1 |
| -Membership organizations | 86 | 2,096 | 2,164 | 68 | 3.2 | 26,954,413 | 30,196,205 | 3,241,792 | 12.0 | 12,861 | 13,955 | 1,094 | 8.5 |
| -Engineering & management services | 87 | 3,555 | 3,747 | 192 | 5.4 | 120,356,515 | 136,706,235 | 16,349,720 | 13.6 | 33,859 | 36,488 | 2,630 | 7.8 |
| -Private households | 88 | 588 | 601 | 14 | 2.3 | 8,097,882 | 8,594,924 | 497,042 | 6.1 | 13,774 | 14,291 | 517 | 3.8 |
| -Services, NEC** | 89 | 180 | 201 | 21 | 11.7 | 6,586,566 | 7,908,585 | 1,322,019 | 20.1 | 36,541 | 39,281 | 2,740 | 7.5 |
| Public Administration | 17,231 | 17,406 | 175 | 1.0 | $477,274,345 | $493,508,393 | $16,234,048 | 3.4 | $27,699 | $28,353 | $654 | 2.4 | |
| -Executive, legislative, & general government | 91 | 8,070 | 8,202 | 132 | 1.6 | 188,032,133 | 197,202,297 | 9,170,164 | 4.9 | 23,299 | 24,043 | 744 | 3.2 |
| -Justice, public order, & safety | 92 | 1,269 | 1,313 | 44 | 3.5 | 41,584,578 | 45,365,313 | 3,780,735 | 9.1 | 32,780 | 34,562 | 1,782 | 5.4 |
| -Finance, taxation, & monetary policy | 93 | 262 | 264 | 2 | 0.6 | 9,281,724 | 9,709,418 | 427,694 | 4.6 | 35,393 | 36,813 | 1420 | 4.0 |
| -Administration of human resources | 94 | 2,184 | 2,179 | -5 | -0.2 | 57,183,566 | 61,299,151 | 4,115,585 | 7.2 | 26,186 | 28,131 | 1,945 | 7.4 |
| -Environmental quality & housing | 95 | 3,098 | 3,151 | 52 | 1.7 | 104,928,789 | 105,351,566 | 422,777 | 0.4 | 33,867 | 33,438 | -429 | -1.3 |
| -Administration of economic programs | 96 | 1,294 | 1,283 | -11 | -0.9 | 38,016,306 | 38,472,848 | 456,542 | 1.2 | 29,385 | 29,992 | 608 | 2.1 |
| -National security & international affairs | 97 | 1,054 | 1,015 | -39 | -3.7 | 38,247,249 | 36,107,800 | -2,139,449 | -5.6 | 36,299 | 35,586 | -713 | -2.0 |
| Nonclassified-ND | |||||||||||||
| -Nonclassified | 99-ND | ||||||||||||
* Standard Industrial Classification Code.
** Not Elsewhere Classified.