| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 6,563 | 6,817 | 255 | 3.9 | $177,193,098 | $213,150,201 | $35,957,103 | 20.3 | $519 | $601 | $82 | 15.8 |
| Private | 6,384 | 6,642 | 258 | 4.0 | $174,594,021 | $210,240,734 | $35,646,713 | 20.4 | $526 | $609 | $83 | 15.7 |
| -Agriculture-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Mining | 1,296 | 1,317 | 21 | 1.7 | 58,115,231 | 61,072,855 | 2,957,624 | 5.1 | 863 | 892 | 29 | 3.4 |
| -Construction | 680 | 777 | 96 | 14.2 | 23,055,802 | 32,268,373 | 9,212,571 | 40.0 | 652 | 799 | 147 | 22.6 |
| -Manufacturing | 10 | 152 | 142 | 1,409.1 | 899,351 | 4,697,668 | 3,798,317 | 422.3 | 1,715 | 594 | -1,122 | -65.4 |
| -TCPU*-ND | ||||||||||||
| -Wholesale Trade | 800 | 701 | -98 | -12.3 | 22,528,727 | 22,037,116 | -491,611 | -2.2 | 542 | 604 | 62 | 11.5 |
| -Retail Trade | 1,280 | 1,344 | 64 | 5.0 | 14,389,782 | 17,507,354 | 3,117,572 | 21.7 | 216 | 251 | 34 | 15.9 |
| -FIRE** | 567 | 584 | 18 | 3.2 | 19,752,066 | 20,159,198 | 407,132 | 2.1 | 671 | 663 | -7 | -1.1 |
| -Services | 1,495 | 1,487 | -8 | -0.5 | 27,536,831 | 29,447,271 | 1,910,440 | 6.9 | 354 | 381 | 27 | 7.5 |
| -Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 179 | 175 | -3 | -1.7 | $2,599,077 | $2,909,467 | $310,390 | 11.9 | $280 | $319 | $39 | 13.9 |
| -Federal Government | 27 | 0 | -27 | -100.0 | 328,331 | 0 | -328,331 | -100.0 | 231 | 0 | -231 | -100.0 |
| -State Government | 151 | 175 | 24 | 16.0 | 2,270,746 | 2,909,467 | 638,721 | 28.1 | 289 | 319 | 30 | 10.4 |
| -Local Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.