| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 2,125 | 2,169 | 44 | 2.1 | $44,716,488 | $48,951,038 | $4,234,550 | 9.5 | $405 | $434 | $29 | 7.2 |
| Private | 1,448 | 1,491 | 43 | 3.0 | $30,240,517 | $34,573,506 | $4,332,989 | 14.3 | $402 | $446 | $44 | 11.0 |
| -Agriculture | 14 | 15 | 1 | 6.6 | 165,632 | 195,391 | 29,759 | 18.0 | 229 | 253 | 24 | 10.7 |
| -Mining | 251 | 278 | 28 | 11.0 | 7,350,394 | 10,761,700 | 3,411,306 | 46.4 | 564 | 744 | 180 | 31.9 |
| -Construction | 56 | 71 | 15 | 27.0 | 918,005 | 1,310,688 | 392,683 | 42.8 | 316 | 355 | 39 | 12.4 |
| -Manufacturing | 209 | 207 | -2 | -1.0 | 6,535,636 | 6,902,042 | 366,406 | 5.6 | 602 | 642 | 40 | 6.6 |
| -TCPU* | 159 | 151 | -9 | -5.4 | 5,309,861 | 5,093,389 | -216,472 | -4.1 | 642 | 650 | 9 | 1.4 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 17 | 22 | 6 | 33.0 | 301,056 | 409,362 | 108,306 | 36.0 | 347 | 355 | 8 | 2.2 |
| -Retail Trade | 387 | 390 | 4 | 1.0 | 4,346,342 | 4,316,784 | -29,558 | -0.7 | 216 | 213 | -4 | -1.6 |
| -FIRE** | 63 | 63 | -1 | -0.9 | 1,278,647 | 1,337,982 | 59,335 | 4.6 | 388 | 410 | 22 | 5.6 |
| -Services | 293 | 294 | 1 | 0.4 | 4,034,944 | 4,246,168 | 211,224 | 5.2 | 265 | 278 | 13 | 4.8 |
| Total Government | 677 | 678 | 1 | 0.2 | $14,475,971 | $14,377,532 | -$98,439 | -0.7 | $411 | $408 | -$4 | -0.9 |
| -Federal Government | 60 | 60 | 1 | 0.8 | 1,984,454 | 1,938,237 | -46,217 | -2.3 | 640 | 620 | -20 | -3.1 |
| -State Government | 90 | 100 | 10 | 11.4 | 2,397,879 | 2,673,719 | 275,840 | 11.5 | 514 | 514 | 0 | 0.1 |
| -Local Government | 528 | 518 | -10 | -1.8 | 10,093,638 | 9,765,576 | -328,062 | -3.3 | 368 | 362 | -5 | -1.5 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.