| 1998 Average | 1999 Average | Change | 1998 Total | 1999 Total | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||
| Employment | Employment | Number | % | Payroll | Payroll | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 220,664 | 224,946 | 4,282 | 1.9 | $5,460,313,066 | $5,769,366,915 | $309,053,849 | 5.7 | $476 | $493 | $17 | 3.6 |
| Private | 167,584 | 171,330 | 3,746 | 2.2 | $4,064,054,810 | $4,316,910,227 | $252,855,417 | 6.2 | $466 | $485 | $18 | 3.9 |
| -Agriculture | 3,211 | 3,410 | 199 | 6.2 | 55,219,846 | 61,316,770 | 6,096,924 | 11.0 | 331 | 346 | 15 | 4.6 |
| -Mining | 16,836 | 15,939 | -897 | -5.3 | 802,665,093 | 781,803,508 | -20,861,585 | -2.6 | 917 | 943 | 26 | 2.9 |
| -Construction | 15,983 | 17,294 | 1,311 | 8.2 | 429,040,869 | 498,236,714 | 69,195,845 | 16.1 | 516 | 554 | 38 | 7.3 |
| -Manufacturing | 10,932 | 11,039 | 107 | 1.0 | 352,137,510 | 357,778,028 | 5,640,518 | 1.6 | 619 | 623 | 4 | 0.6 |
| -TCPU* | 11,107 | 11,374 | 268 | 2.4 | 382,461,279 | 411,434,813 | 28,973,534 | 7.6 | 662 | 696 | 33 | 5.0 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 7,791 | 7,640 | -151 | -1.9 | 236,653,041 | 241,610,441 | 4,957,400 | 2.1 | 584 | 608 | 24 | 4.1 |
| -Retail Trade | 45,074 | 45,747 | 673 | 1.5 | 621,550,792 | 653,129,541 | 31,578,749 | 5.1 | 265 | 275 | 9 | 3.5 |
| -FIRE** | 8,545 | 8,037 | -508 | -5.9 | 250,564,389 | 276,415,685 | 25,851,296 | 10.3 | 564 | 661 | 97 | 17.3 |
| -Services | 48,106 | 50,849 | 2,744 | 5.7 | 933,761,991 | 1,035,184,727 | 101,422,736 | 10.9 | 373 | 392 | 18 | 4.9 |
| Total Government | 53,080 | 53,616 | 536 | 1.0 | $1,396,258,256 | $1,452,456,688 | $56,198,432 | 4.0 | $506 | $521 | $15 | 3.0 |
| -Federal Government | 7,113 | 7,164 | 51 | 0.7 | 270,921,932 | 273,707,115 | 2,785,183 | 1.0 | 732 | 735 | 2 | 0.3 |
| -State Government | 11,548 | 11,567 | 20 | 0.2 | 323,951,329 | 339,491,729 | 15,540,400 | 4.8 | 539 | 564 | 25 | 4.6 |
| -Local Government | 34,419 | 34,885 | 466 | 1.4 | 801,384,995 | 839,257,844 | 37,872,849 | 4.7 | 448 | 463 | 15 | 3.3 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.