| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 2,511 | 2,642 | 130 | 5.2 | $47,306,238 | $51,464,354 | $4,158,116 | 8.8 | $362 | $375 | $12 | 3.4 |
| Private | 1,771 | 1,897 | 126 | 7.1 | $30,035,798 | $33,462,208 | $3,426,410 | 11.4 | $326 | $339 | $13 | 4.0 |
| -Agriculture | 39 | 41 | 3 | 7.1 | 533,714 | 555,492 | 21,778 | 4.1 | 267 | 259 | -8 | -2.9 |
| -Mining | 101 | 92 | -9 | -8.8 | 3,549,710 | 3,476,717 | -72,993 | -2.1 | 678 | 727 | 50 | 7.4 |
| -Construction | 160 | 189 | 30 | 18.6 | 3,050,857 | 3,991,144 | 940,287 | 30.8 | 367 | 405 | 38 | 10.3 |
| -Manufacturing | 105 | 125 | 20 | 19.5 | 2,056,966 | 2,808,122 | 751,156 | 36.5 | 378 | 431 | 54 | 14.2 |
| -TCPU* | 82 | 81 | -1 | -1.4 | 2,158,962 | 2,029,048 | -129,914 | -6.0 | 507 | 483 | -24 | -4.7 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 84 | 70 | -13 | -15.7 | 1,602,759 | 1,353,608 | -249,151 | -15.5 | 369 | 370 | 1 | 0.1 |
| -Retail Trade | 612 | 664 | 52 | 8.5 | 6,675,287 | 7,371,415 | 696,128 | 10.4 | 210 | 214 | 4 | 1.8 |
| -FIRE** | 119 | 118 | -1 | -1.0 | 2,942,628 | 2,993,998 | 51,370 | 1.7 | 476 | 489 | 13 | 2.8 |
| -Services | 471 | 516 | 45 | 9.6 | 7,464,915 | 8,882,664 | 1,417,749 | 19.0 | 305 | 331 | 26 | 8.6 |
| Total Government | 740 | 745 | 5 | 0.7 | $17,270,440 | $18,002,146 | $731,706 | 4.2 | $449 | $465 | $16 | 3.5 |
| -Federal Government | 62 | 69 | 7 | 11.4 | 2,381,886 | 2,534,278 | 152,392 | 6.4 | 738 | 705 | -33 | -4.5 |
| -State Government | 118 | 111 | -6 | -5.2 | 2,877,664 | 2,890,316 | 12,652 | 0.4 | 471 | 499 | 28 | 5.9 |
| -Local Government | 561 | 565 | 4 | 0.7 | 12,010,890 | 12,577,552 | 566,662 | 4.7 | 412 | 428 | 16 | 4.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.