| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 29,906 | 30,648 | 742 | 2.5 | $751,630,880 | $787,231,263 | $35,600,383 | 4.7 | $483 | $494 | $11 | 2.2 |
| Private | 25,001 | 25,588 | 587 | 2.3 | $614,593,389 | $640,899,737 | $26,306,348 | 4.3 | $473 | $482 | $9 | 1.9 |
| -Agriculture | 289 | 335 | 45 | 15.7 | 4,270,163 | 4,859,089 | 588,926 | 13.8 | 284 | 279 | -5 | -1.6 |
| -Mining | 2,077 | 1,801 | -276 | -13.3 | 80,995,162 | 70,956,893 | -10,038,269 | -12.4 | 750 | 758 | 8 | 1.1 |
| -Construction | 1,929 | 2,022 | 92 | 4.8 | 54,755,146 | 60,917,002 | 6,161,856 | 11.3 | 546 | 579 | 34 | 6.2 |
| -Manufacturing | 1,513 | 1,510 | -3 | -0.2 | 44,331,050 | 45,640,823 | 1,309,773 | 3.0 | 564 | 581 | 18 | 3.2 |
| -TCPU* | 1,649 | 1,643 | -5 | -0.3 | 53,338,794 | 54,942,138 | 1,603,344 | 3.0 | 622 | 643 | 21 | 3.3 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 2,336 | 2,343 | 7 | 0.3 | 77,258,415 | 78,607,400 | 1,348,985 | 1.7 | 636 | 645 | 9 | 1.4 |
| -Retail Trade | 6,029 | 6,142 | 113 | 1.9 | 87,119,643 | 92,057,124 | 4,937,481 | 5.7 | 278 | 288 | 10 | 3.7 |
| -FIRE** | 1,215 | 1,194 | -21 | -1.7 | 37,151,504 | 38,953,183 | 1,801,679 | 4.8 | 588 | 627 | 39 | 6.7 |
| -Services | 7,964 | 8,599 | 635 | 8.0 | 175,373,512 | 193,966,085 | 18,592,573 | 10.6 | 423 | 434 | 10 | 2.4 |
| Total Government | 4,905 | 5,060 | 155 | 3.1 | $137,037,491 | $146,331,526 | $9,294,035 | 6.8 | $537 | $556 | $19 | 3.5 |
| -Federal Government | 647 | 666 | 20 | 3.0 | 29,686,849 | 30,521,628 | 834,779 | 2.8 | 883 | 881 | -2 | -0.2 |
| -State Government | 702 | 729 | 28 | 3.9 | 19,320,547 | 20,949,140 | 1,628,593 | 8.4 | 530 | 553 | 23 | 4.3 |
| -Local Government | 3,557 | 3,665 | 107 | 3.0 | 88,030,095 | 94,860,758 | 6,830,663 | 7.8 | 476 | 498 | 22 | 4.6 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.