| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 3,772 | 3,678 | -94 | -2.5 | $88,893,589 | $86,095,396 | -$2,798,193 | -3.1 | $453 | $450 | -$3 | -0.7 |
| Private | 2,973 | 2,902 | -71 | -2.4 | $68,807,952 | $65,764,918 | -$3,043,034 | -4.4 | $445 | $436 | -$9 | -2.1 |
| -Agriculture | 127 | 129 | 3 | 2.3 | 2,131,467 | 2,305,927 | 174,460 | 8.2 | 324 | 343 | 19 | 5.7 |
| -Mining | 310 | 176 | -134 | -43.3 | 10,902,096 | 5,810,098 | -5,091,998 | -46.7 | 677 | 637 | -40 | -6.0 |
| -Construction | 200 | 226 | 26 | 12.8 | 3,915,256 | 4,524,530 | 609,274 | 15.6 | 376 | 385 | 9 | 2.4 |
| -Manufacturing | 505 | 494 | -11 | -2.2 | 17,684,000 | 17,202,008 | -481,992 | -2.7 | 673 | 670 | -3 | -0.5 |
| -TCPU* | 259 | 268 | 10 | 3.7 | 9,442,086 | 9,453,217 | 11,131 | 0.1 | 702 | 678 | -25 | -3.5 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 109 | 99 | -10 | -9.2 | 2,331,824 | 2,283,743 | -48,081 | -2.1 | 413 | 446 | 33 | 7.9 |
| -Retail Trade | 640 | 647 | 7 | 1.0 | 7,684,607 | 7,892,382 | 207,775 | 2.7 | 231 | 235 | 4 | 1.7 |
| -FIRE** | 110 | 118 | 9 | 8.0 | 2,367,368 | 2,438,845 | 71,477 | 3.0 | 415 | 396 | -19 | -4.6 |
| -Services | 715 | 746 | 31 | 4.3 | 12,349,248 | 13,854,168 | 1,504,920 | 12.2 | 332 | 357 | 25 | 7.6 |
| Total Government | 799 | 776 | -23 | -2.9 | $20,085,637 | $20,330,478 | $244,841 | 1.2 | $483 | $504 | $20 | 4.2 |
| -Federal Government | 146 | 143 | -3 | -2.1 | 5,793,830 | 5,587,400 | -206,430 | -3.6 | 764 | 752 | -11 | -1.5 |
| -State Government | 162 | 164 | 3 | 1.7 | 4,084,249 | 4,338,595 | 254,346 | 6.2 | 486 | 508 | 22 | 4.4 |
| -Local Government | 492 | 469 | -23 | -4.6 | 10,207,558 | 10,404,483 | 196,925 | 1.9 | 399 | 427 | 27 | 6.8 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.