| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 19,502 | 19,070 | -432 | -2.2 | $633,486,593 | $628,151,195 | -$5,335,398 | -0.8 | $625 | $633 | $9 | 1.4 |
| Private | 15,668 | 15,148 | -521 | -3.3 | $533,475,619 | $523,600,118 | -$9,875,501 | -1.9 | $655 | $665 | $10 | 1.5 |
| -Agriculture | 47 | 52 | 6 | 11.8 | 605,226 | 910,694 | 305,468 | 50.5 | 249 | 336 | 86 | 34.6 |
| -Mining | 3,813 | 3,668 | -145 | -3.8 | 211,651,663 | 211,825,704 | 174,041 | 0.1 | 1,068 | 1,111 | 43 | 4.0 |
| -Construction | 1,528 | 1,249 | -279 | -18.2 | 48,060,931 | 40,317,715 | -7,743,216 | -16.1 | 605 | 621 | 16 | 2.6 |
| -Manufacturing | 1,441 | 1,383 | -58 | -4.1 | 82,368,387 | 77,075,620 | -5,292,767 | -6.4 | 1,099 | 1,072 | -27 | -2.5 |
| -TCPU* | 1,408 | 1,354 | -54 | -3.9 | 59,024,109 | 57,793,604 | -1,230,505 | -2.1 | 806 | 821 | 15 | 1.8 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 543 | 535 | -9 | -1.6 | 17,265,787 | 16,499,329 | -766,458 | -4.4 | 611 | 594 | -18 | -2.9 |
| -Retail Trade | 3,578 | 3,538 | -40 | -1.1 | 50,102,737 | 51,704,643 | 1,601,906 | 3.2 | 269 | 281 | 12 | 4.4 |
| -FIRE** | 569 | 514 | -55 | -9.7 | 15,454,702 | 14,206,728 | -1,247,974 | -8.1 | 522 | 532 | 10 | 1.8 |
| -Services | 2,741 | 2,856 | 115 | 4.2 | 48,942,077 | 53,266,081 | 4,324,004 | 8.8 | 343 | 359 | 15 | 4.5 |
| Total Government | 3,834 | 3,923 | 89 | 2.3 | $100,010,974 | $104,551,077 | $4,540,103 | 4.5 | $502 | $513 | $11 | 2.2 |
| -Federal Government | 262 | 263 | 1 | 0.5 | 10,445,964 | 10,231,778 | -214,186 | -2.1 | 766 | 747 | -19 | -2.5 |
| -State Government | 255 | 247 | -8 | -3.0 | 6,830,309 | 7,053,283 | 222,974 | 3.3 | 516 | 550 | 34 | 6.5 |
| -Local Government | 3,317 | 3,412 | 96 | 2.9 | 82,734,701 | 87,266,016 | 4,531,315 | 5.5 | 480 | 492 | 12 | 2.5 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.