| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 3,196 | 3,321 | 125 | 3.9 | $72,201,720 | $78,770,224 | $6,568,504 | 9.1 | $434 | $456 | $22 | 5.0 |
| Private | 2,254 | 2,459 | 205 | 9.1 | $51,752,332 | $59,524,314 | $7,771,982 | 15.0 | $442 | $466 | $24 | 5.4 |
| -Agriculture | 129 | 149 | 20 | 15.5 | 2,694,717 | 3,209,253 | 514,536 | 19.1 | 401 | 413 | 12 | 3.1 |
| -Mining - ND | ||||||||||||
| -Construction | 200 | 312 | 112 | 56.0 | 5,549,608 | 10,387,323 | 4,837,715 | 87.2 | 534 | 641 | 107 | 20.0 |
| -Manufacturing | 81 | 79 | -2 | -1.9 | 1,071,777 | 1,083,840 | 12,063 | 1.1 | 255 | 263 | 8 | 3.0 |
| -TCPU* | 501 | 482 | -19 | -3.7 | 22,692,914 | 22,530,377 | -162,537 | -0.7 | 872 | 899 | 27 | 3.1 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 82 | 79 | -3 | -3.5 | 1,908,800 | 2,099,388 | 190,588 | 10.0 | 448 | 511 | 62 | 13.9 |
| -Retail Trade | 688 | 685 | -3 | -0.5 | 7,551,006 | 7,716,712 | 165,706 | 2.2 | 211 | 217 | 6 | 2.7 |
| -FIRE** | 74 | 79 | 5 | 6.6 | 1,426,894 | 1,630,673 | 203,779 | 14.3 | 372 | 399 | 27 | 7.3 |
| -Services | 454 | 548 | 94 | 20.7 | 7,488,762 | 9,690,769 | 2,202,007 | 29.4 | 317 | 340 | 23 | 7.2 |
| -Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 942 | 862 | -80 | -8.5 | $20,449,388 | $19,245,910 | -$1,203,478 | -5.9 | $418 | $429 | $12 | 2.8 |
| -Federal Government | 100 | 99 | -1 | -1.0 | 3,554,720 | 3,412,059 | -142,661 | -4.0 | 684 | 663 | -21 | -3.0 |
| -State Government | 137 | 135 | -1 | -0.9 | 2,744,921 | 2,860,831 | 115,910 | 4.2 | 387 | 407 | 20 | 5.2 |
| -Local Government | 705 | 628 | -78 | -11.0 | 14,149,747 | 12,973,020 | -1,176,727 | -8.3 | 386 | 397 | 12 | 3.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.