| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 34,544 | 35,104 | 560 | 1.6 | $762,464,964 | $795,229,390 | $32,764,426 | 4.3 | $424 | $436 | $11 | 2.6 |
| Private | 25,384 | 25,824 | 440 | 1.7 | $539,520,863 | $561,999,001 | $22,478,138 | 4.2 | $409 | $419 | $10 | 2.4 |
| -Agriculture | 830 | 881 | 51 | 6.2 | 15,640,917 | 17,594,147 | 1,953,230 | 12.5 | 362 | 384 | 22 | 5.9 |
| -Mining | 2,082 | 1,741 | -342 | -16.4 | 82,594,255 | 68,573,874 | -14,020,381 | -17.0 | 763 | 758 | -5 | -0.7 |
| -Construction | 2,260 | 2,669 | 410 | 18.1 | 52,634,238 | 70,476,384 | 17,842,146 | 33.9 | 448 | 508 | 60 | 13.4 |
| -Manufacturing | 1,978 | 1,957 | -21 | -1.1 | 51,306,627 | 52,065,050 | 758,423 | 1.5 | 499 | 512 | 13 | 2.6 |
| -TCPU* | 1,637 | 1,666 | 29 | 1.8 | 52,255,748 | 54,119,373 | 1,863,625 | 3.6 | 614 | 625 | 11 | 1.8 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 917 | 891 | -26 | -2.8 | 22,292,183 | 22,799,924 | 507,741 | 2.3 | 468 | 492 | 25 | 5.3 |
| -Retail Trade | 6,585 | 6,670 | 85 | 1.3 | 95,259,338 | 92,373,343 | -2,885,995 | -3.0 | 278 | 266 | -12 | -4.3 |
| -FIRE** | 1,068 | 1,053 | -15 | -1.4 | 26,909,800 | 27,930,615 | 1,020,815 | 3.8 | 484 | 510 | 26 | 5.3 |
| -Services | 8,027 | 8,296 | 269 | 3.4 | 140,627,757 | 156,066,291 | 15,438,534 | 11.0 | 337 | 362 | 25 | 7.4 |
| Total Government | 9,160 | 9,280 | 120 | 1.3 | $222,944,101 | $233,230,389 | $10,286,288 | 4.6 | $468 | $483 | $15 | 3.3 |
| -Federal Government | 1,473 | 1,532 | 58 | 3.9 | 51,507,949 | 54,099,671 | 2,591,722 | 5.0 | 672 | 679 | 7 | 1.0 |
| -State Government | 1,528 | 1,521 | -7 | -0.5 | 37,152,091 | 39,482,101 | 2,330,010 | 6.3 | 467 | 499 | 32 | 6.8 |
| -Local Government | 6,158 | 6,228 | 70 | 1.1 | 134,284,061 | 139,648,617 | 5,364,556 | 4.0 | 419 | 431 | 12 | 2.8 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.