| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 814 | 801 | -12 | -1.5 | $14,346,438 | $14,446,168 | $99,730 | 0.7 | $339 | $347 | $8 | 2.2 |
| Private | 456 | 440 | -16 | -3.5 | $6,406,753 | $6,297,051 | -$109,702 | -1.7 | $270 | $275 | $5 | 1.8 |
| -Agriculture | 10 | 10 | 0 | -4.8 | 146,968 | 179,285 | 32,317 | 22.0 | 274 | 351 | 77 | 28.2 |
| -Mining | 41 | 31 | -10 | -24.5 | 937,061 | 724,818 | -212,243 | -22.6 | 438 | 448 | 11 | 2.4 |
| -Construction | 33 | 27 | -6 | -17.9 | 951,815 | 700,937 | -250,878 | -26.4 | 562 | 504 | -58 | -10.3 |
| -Manufacturing - ND | ||||||||||||
| -TCPU* | 31 | 32 | 1 | 2.4 | 810,973 | 835,953 | 24,980 | 3.1 | 499 | 502 | 3 | 0.7 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 33 | 31 | -2 | -4.6 | 609,859 | 639,189 | 29,330 | 4.8 | 358 | 393 | 35 | 9.8 |
| -Retail Trade | 190 | 192 | 2 | 0.9 | 1,644,626 | 1,755,042 | 110,416 | 6.7 | 167 | 176 | 10 | 5.7 |
| -FIRE** | 23 | 24 | 1 | 3.2 | 400,888 | 418,307 | 17,419 | 4.3 | 334 | 338 | 4 | 1.1 |
| -Services | 78 | 72 | -6 | -7.4 | 687,552 | 702,908 | 15,356 | 2.2 | 170 | 187 | 18 | 10.4 |
| -Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 358 | 361 | 3 | 1.0 | $7,939,685 | $8,149,117 | $209,432 | 2.6 | $427 | $434 | $7 | 1.7 |
| -Federal Government | 25 | 23 | -2 | -6.4 | 926,037 | 921,655 | -4,382 | -0.5 | 724 | 771 | 46 | 6.4 |
| -State Government | 72 | 77 | 4 | 5.6 | 1,897,629 | 2,029,248 | 131,619 | 6.9 | 504 | 510 | 6 | 1.2 |
| -Local Government | 261 | 262 | 1 | 0.4 | 5,116,019 | 5,198,214 | 82,195 | 1.6 | 377 | 382 | 5 | 1.3 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.