| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 4,258 | 4,295 | 37 | 0.9 | $107,413,821 | $111,180,731 | $3,766,910 | 3.5 | $485 | $498 | $13 | 2.6 |
| Private | 3,097 | 3,103 | 6 | 0.2 | $81,548,570 | $83,625,383 | $2,076,813 | 2.5 | $506 | $518 | $12 | 2.3 |
| -Agriculture | 84 | 85 | 1 | 1.5 | 1,276,127 | 1,452,965 | 176,838 | 13.9 | 294 | 330 | 36 | 12.2 |
| -Mining | 694 | 616 | -78 | -11.3 | 32,118,367 | 29,887,311 | -2,231,056 | -6.9 | 890 | 934 | 44 | 4.9 |
| -Construction | 358 | 317 | -41 | -11.4 | 9,372,605 | 8,235,582 | -1,137,023 | -12.1 | 504 | 500 | -4 | -0.8 |
| -Manufacturing | 93 | 104 | 11 | 11.7 | 1,683,332 | 2,083,526 | 400,194 | 23.8 | 349 | 387 | 38 | 10.8 |
| -TCPU* | 384 | 419 | 35 | 9.0 | 17,148,669 | 18,372,716 | 1,224,047 | 7.1 | 858 | 843 | -14 | -1.7 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 91 | 80 | -11 | -12.1 | 1,247,105 | 1,269,652 | 22,547 | 1.8 | 265 | 307 | 42 | 15.8 |
| -Retail Trade | 789 | 810 | 21 | 2.7 | 8,808,682 | 9,767,548 | 958,866 | 10.9 | 215 | 232 | 17 | 8.0 |
| -FIRE** | 114 | 105 | -9 | -7.6 | 2,303,511 | 2,167,214 | -136,297 | -5.9 | 390 | 398 | 7 | 1.9 |
| -Services | 491 | 568 | 77 | 15.7 | 7,590,172 | 10,388,869 | 2,798,697 | 36.9 | 297 | 351 | 54 | 18.3 |
| Total Government | 1,161 | 1,192 | 31 | 2.6 | $25,865,251 | $27,555,348 | $1,690,097 | 6.5 | $428 | $445 | $16 | 3.8 |
| -Federal Government | 69 | 69 | 1 | 1.1 | 2,381,106 | 2,366,016 | -15,090 | -0.6 | 668 | 657 | -11 | -1.7 |
| -State Government | 126 | 127 | 1 | 0.6 | 3,463,875 | 3,474,306 | 10,431 | 0.3 | 527 | 525 | -2 | -0.3 |
| -Local Government | 966 | 995 | 29 | 3.0 | 20,020,270 | 21,715,026 | 1,694,756 | 8.5 | 398 | 420 | 21 | 5.3 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.