| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 10,451 | 10,544 | 93 | 0.9 | $225,991,432 | $232,150,729 | $6,159,297 | 2.7 | $416 | $423 | $8 | 1.8 |
| Private | 7,676 | 7,793 | 117 | 1.5 | $147,279,306 | $151,219,023 | $3,939,717 | 2.7 | $369 | $373 | $4 | 1.1 |
| -Agriculture | 366 | 371 | 5 | 1.4 | 5,806,354 | 6,168,505 | 362,151 | 6.2 | 305 | 319 | 15 | 4.8 |
| -Mining | 30 | 37 | 8 | 26.1 | 1,223,661 | 1,549,690 | 326,029 | 26.6 | 793 | 796 | 3 | 0.4 |
| -Construction | 762 | 785 | 23 | 3.0 | 15,335,313 | 16,541,634 | 1,206,321 | 7.9 | 387 | 405 | 18 | 4.7 |
| -Manufacturing | 412 | 424 | 11 | 2.7 | 10,006,764 | 10,574,816 | 568,052 | 5.7 | 467 | 480 | 13 | 2.9 |
| -TCPU* | 339 | 384 | 45 | 13.2 | 9,393,815 | 10,715,825 | 1,322,010 | 14.1 | 532 | 536 | 4 | 0.8 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 329 | 342 | 13 | 4.0 | 9,124,818 | 10,067,527 | 942,709 | 10.3 | 534 | 566 | 32 | 6.1 |
| -Retail Trade | 2,311 | 2,389 | 78 | 3.4 | 29,581,663 | 31,546,633 | 1,964,970 | 6.6 | 246 | 254 | 8 | 3.2 |
| -FIRE** | 431 | 461 | 30 | 6.9 | 16,510,889 | 14,129,921 | -2,380,968 | -14.4 | 737 | 590 | -147 | -20.0 |
| -Services | 2,695 | 2,600 | -95 | -3.5 | 50,296,029 | 49,924,472 | -371,557 | -0.7 | 359 | 369 | 10 | 2.9 |
| Total Government | 2,775 | 2,750 | -25 | -0.9 | $78,712,126 | $80,931,706 | $2,219,580 | 2.8 | $546 | $566 | $20 | 3.7 |
| -Federal Government | 629 | 609 | -20 | -3.2 | 27,324,106 | 27,447,816 | 123,710 | 0.5 | 835 | 867 | 32 | 3.8 |
| -State Government | 319 | 321 | 2 | 0.5 | 8,408,605 | 8,846,008 | 437,403 | 5.2 | 507 | 531 | 24 | 4.7 |
| -Local Government | 1,826 | 1,821 | -6 | -0.3 | 42,979,415 | 44,637,882 | 1,658,467 | 3.9 | 453 | 471 | 19 | 4.2 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.