| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 40,440 | 41,265 | 825 | 2.0 | $1,003,777,833 | $1,043,577,332 | $39,799,499 | 4.0 | $477 | $486 | $9 | 1.9 |
| Private | 32,511 | 33,150 | 639 | 2.0 | $794,195,512 | $822,292,122 | $28,096,610 | 3.5 | $470 | $477 | $7 | 1.5 |
| -Agriculture | 555 | 629 | 74 | 13.4 | 8,949,016 | 10,037,237 | 1,088,221 | 12.2 | 310 | 307 | -3 | -1.1 |
| -Mining | 3,085 | 2,668 | -417 | -13.5 | 127,829,190 | 112,249,766 | -15,579,424 | -12.2 | 797 | 809 | 12 | 1.6 |
| -Construction | 2,639 | 2,759 | 120 | 4.6 | 73,779,892 | 80,251,332 | 6,471,440 | 8.8 | 538 | 559 | 22 | 4.0 |
| -Manufacturing | 2,153 | 2,132 | -21 | -1.0 | 64,921,999 | 66,324,723 | 1,402,724 | 2.2 | 580 | 598 | 18 | 3.2 |
| -TCPU* | 2,296 | 2,307 | 11 | 0.5 | 79,414,480 | 81,578,608 | 2,164,128 | 2.7 | 665 | 680 | 15 | 2.2 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 2,563 | 2,555 | -8 | -0.3 | 82,286,878 | 83,390,638 | 1,103,760 | 1.3 | 618 | 628 | 10 | 1.6 |
| -Retail Trade | 8,217 | 8,384 | 167 | 2.0 | 112,989,783 | 119,962,243 | 6,972,460 | 6.2 | 264 | 275 | 11 | 4.1 |
| -FIRE** | 1,509 | 1,486 | -24 | -1.6 | 43,174,307 | 45,022,977 | 1,848,670 | 4.3 | 550 | 583 | 33 | 6.0 |
| -Services | 9,495 | 10,230 | 735 | 7.7 | 200,849,967 | 223,474,598 | 22,624,631 | 11.3 | 407 | 420 | 13 | 3.3 |
| Total Government | 7,929 | 8,115 | 186 | 2.3 | $209,582,321 | $221,285,210 | $11,702,889 | 5.6 | $508 | $524 | $16 | 3.2 |
| -Federal Government | 859 | 879 | 21 | 2.4 | 37,636,271 | 38,067,179 | 430,908 | 1.1 | 843 | 832 | -10 | -1.2 |
| -State Government | 1,325 | 1,338 | 14 | 1.1 | 35,937,293 | 37,779,870 | 1,842,577 | 5.1 | 522 | 543 | 21 | 4.0 |
| -Local Government | 5,746 | 5,897 | 152 | 2.6 | 136,008,757 | 145,438,161 | 9,429,404 | 6.9 | 455 | 474 | 19 | 4.2 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.