| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 4,789 | 5,083 | 295 | 6.2 | $114,655,301 | $125,625,932 | $10,970,631 | 9.6 | $460 | $475 | $15 | 3.2 |
| Private | 3,470 | 3,723 | 254 | 7.3 | $84,959,907 | $93,944,325 | $8,984,418 | 10.6 | $471 | $485 | $14 | 3.0 |
| -Agriculture | 26 | 29 | 3 | 11.5 | 370,592 | 375,213 | 4,621 | 1.2 | 272 | 247 | -25 | -9.2 |
| -Mining | 477 | 448 | -29 | -6.1 | 20,619,623 | 20,647,535 | 27,912 | 0.1 | 831 | 886 | 55 | 6.6 |
| -Construction | 409 | 633 | 224 | 54.7 | 11,182,920 | 19,542,224 | 8,359,304 | 74.8 | 526 | 594 | 68 | 12.9 |
| -Manufacturing | 450 | 462 | 12 | 2.6 | 11,303,343 | 10,938,425 | -364,918 | -3.2 | 483 | 455 | -27 | -5.7 |
| -TCPU* | 417 | 405 | -12 | -3.0 | 19,604,944 | 19,164,608 | -440,336 | -2.2 | 904 | 910 | 7 | 0.7 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 60 | 54 | -6 | -10.0 | 1,225,414 | 1,256,637 | 31,223 | 2.5 | 392 | 446 | 54 | 13.9 |
| -Retail Trade | 977 | 1,031 | 54 | 5.5 | 11,356,654 | 12,113,246 | 756,592 | 6.7 | 223 | 226 | 2 | 1.1 |
| -FIRE** | 133 | 139 | 6 | 4.6 | 2,588,625 | 2,743,753 | 155,128 | 6.0 | 375 | 380 | 5 | 1.4 |
| -Services | 519 | 522 | 2 | 0.4 | 6,707,792 | 7,162,684 | 454,892 | 6.8 | 248 | 264 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Total Government | 1,319 | 1,360 | 41 | 3.1 | $29,695,394 | $31,681,607 | $1,986,213 | 6.7 | $433 | $448 | $15 | 3.5 |
| -Federal Government | 112 | 111 | -1 | -1.3 | 3,851,475 | 3,566,562 | -284,913 | -7.4 | 661 | 620 | -41 | -6.2 |
| -State Government | 115 | 120 | 5 | 4.6 | 3,094,726 | 3,429,980 | 335,254 | 10.8 | 517 | 548 | 31 | 6.0 |
| -Local Government | 1,092 | 1,129 | 37 | 3.4 | 22,749,193 | 24,685,065 | 1,935,872 | 8.5 | 401 | 420 | 20 | 4.9 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.