| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 11,634 | 11,831 | 197 | 1.7 | $251,329,620 | $264,048,179 | $12,718,559 | 5.1 | $415 | $429 | $14 | 3.3 |
| Private | 8,582 | 8,720 | 138 | 1.6 | $174,290,301 | $183,601,280 | $9,310,979 | 5.3 | $391 | $405 | $14 | 3.7 |
| -Agriculture | 295 | 314 | 19 | 6.5 | 4,981,554 | 5,632,485 | 650,931 | 13.1 | 325 | 345 | 20 | 6.1 |
| -Mining | 472 | 407 | -65 | -13.8 | 23,366,079 | 20,944,516 | -2,421,563 | -10.4 | 952 | 990 | 38 | 4.0 |
| -Construction | 835 | 931 | 96 | 11.5 | 19,810,980 | 23,427,858 | 3,616,878 | 18.3 | 456 | 484 | 28 | 6.0 |
| -Manufacturing | 528 | 541 | 13 | 2.5 | 12,579,628 | 13,619,537 | 1,039,909 | 8.3 | 458 | 484 | 26 | 5.7 |
| -TCPU* | 458 | 447 | -11 | -2.5 | 13,560,178 | 13,341,281 | -218,897 | -1.6 | 569 | 574 | 5 | 0.9 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 316 | 309 | -6 | -2.0 | 9,266,638 | 9,597,228 | 330,590 | 3.6 | 565 | 597 | 32 | 5.6 |
| -Retail Trade | 2,281 | 2,288 | 7 | 0.3 | 29,622,098 | 30,745,327 | 1,123,229 | 3.8 | 250 | 258 | 9 | 3.5 |
| -FIRE** | 453 | 447 | -6 | -1.4 | 12,742,374 | 13,202,028 | 459,654 | 3.6 | 540 | 568 | 28 | 5.1 |
| -Services | 2,945 | 3,037 | 92 | 3.1 | 48,360,772 | 53,091,020 | 4,730,248 | 9.8 | 316 | 336 | 20 | 6.4 |
| Total Government | 3,052 | 3,111 | 59 | 1.9 | $77,039,319 | $80,446,899 | $3,407,580 | 4.4 | $485 | $497 | $12 | 2.4 |
| -Federal Government | 790 | 821 | 32 | 4.0 | 26,298,127 | 27,515,653 | 1,217,526 | 4.6 | 640 | 644 | 4 | 0.6 |
| -State Government | 211 | 208 | -3 | -1.5 | 5,417,488 | 5,797,060 | 379,572 | 7.0 | 493 | 536 | 42 | 8.6 |
| -Local Government | 2,051 | 2,081 | 30 | 1.5 | 45,323,704 | 47,134,186 | 1,810,482 | 4.0 | 425 | 436 | 11 | 2.5 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.