| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 3,898 | 3,872 | -26 | -0.7 | $91,677,983 | $95,213,329 | $3,535,346 | 3.9 | $452 | $473 | $21 | 4.6 |
| Private | 2,598 | 2,551 | -47 | -1.8 | $63,644,148 | $66,024,190 | $2,380,042 | 3.7 | $471 | $498 | $27 | 5.6 |
| -Agriculture | 222 | 244 | 23 | 10.3 | 6,033,104 | 7,131,057 | 1,097,953 | 18.2 | 524 | 561 | 37 | 7.2 |
| -Mining | 738 | 607 | -131 | -17.7 | 24,894,699 | 20,673,969 | -4,220,730 | -17.0 | 649 | 655 | 6 | 0.9 |
| -Construction | 180 | 228 | 49 | 27.0 | 4,770,769 | 8,566,261 | 3,795,492 | 79.6 | 510 | 721 | 211 | 41.4 |
| -Manufacturing | 257 | 245 | -12 | -4.5 | 7,449,503 | 7,694,807 | 245,304 | 3.3 | 558 | 603 | 46 | 8.2 |
| -TCPU* | 180 | 191 | 11 | 6.4 | 5,849,063 | 6,162,226 | 313,163 | 5.4 | 626 | 620 | -6 | -0.9 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 129 | 136 | 8 | 5.9 | 2,506,536 | 2,828,975 | 322,439 | 12.9 | 375 | 400 | 25 | 6.6 |
| -Retail Trade | 525 | 521 | -4 | -0.8 | 5,903,166 | 5,976,610 | 73,444 | 1.2 | 216 | 221 | 4 | 2.0 |
| -FIRE** | 94 | 104 | 11 | 11.4 | 2,324,022 | 2,696,474 | 372,452 | 16.0 | 477 | 497 | 20 | 4.2 |
| -Services | 274 | 273 | -1 | -0.5 | 3,913,286 | 4,293,811 | 380,525 | 9.7 | 274 | 302 | 28 | 10.3 |
| Total Government | 1,300 | 1,321 | 21 | 1.6 | $28,033,835 | $29,189,139 | $1,155,304 | 4.1 | $415 | $425 | $10 | 2.5 |
| -Federal Government | 98 | 107 | 9 | 9.0 | 3,453,031 | 3,595,370 | 142,339 | 4.1 | 678 | 647 | -30 | -4.5 |
| -State Government | 197 | 202 | 4 | 2.2 | 4,464,152 | 4,815,738 | 351,586 | 7.9 | 435 | 459 | 24 | 5.6 |
| -Local Government | 1,005 | 1,013 | 8 | 0.8 | 20,116,652 | 20,778,031 | 661,379 | 3.3 | 385 | 395 | 10 | 2.5 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.