| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 3,997 | 4,074 | 77 | 1.9 | $77,722,986 | $82,891,573 | $5,168,587 | 6.7 | $374 | $391 | $17 | 4.6 |
| Private | 2,799 | 2,938 | 140 | 5.0 | $50,591,814 | $57,225,227 | $6,633,413 | 13.1 | $348 | $375 | $27 | 7.7 |
| Agriculture | 109 | 118 | 9 | 8.1 | 2,277,230 | 2,195,771 | -81,459 | -3.6 | 402 | 358 | -43 | -10.8 |
| Mining - ND | ||||||||||||
| Construction | 203 | 231 | 27 | 13.4 | 3,948,057 | 4,768,356 | 820,299 | 20.8 | 373 | 398 | 24 | 6.5 |
| Manufacturing | 285 | 288 | 3 | 1.0 | 7,537,682 | 7,691,420 | 153,738 | 2.0 | 508 | 514 | 5 | 1.0 |
| TCPU* | 149 | 139 | -10 | -6.7 | 4,203,598 | 3,787,364 | -416,234 | -9.9 | 544 | 526 | -18 | -3.4 |
| Wholesale Trade | 216 | 215 | -1 | -0.3 | 5,904,919 | 6,815,407 | 910,488 | 15.4 | 527 | 610 | 83 | 15.7 |
| Retail Trade | 753 | 753 | -0 | -0.0 | 8,288,287 | 8,635,511 | 347,224 | 4.2 | 212 | 220 | 9 | 4.2 |
| FIRE** | 126 | 147 | 20 | 16.0 | 2,965,083 | 3,734,010 | 768,927 | 25.9 | 451 | 490 | 39 | 8.5 |
| Services | 954 | 1,047 | 92 | 9.7 | 15,423,914 | 19,585,699 | 4,161,785 | 27.0 | 311 | 360 | 49 | 15.8 |
| Nonclassified - ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 1,198 | 1,136 | -62 | -5.2 | $27,131,172 | $25,666,346 | -$1,464,826 | -5.4 | $435 | $434 | -$1 | -0.2 |
| Federal Government | 93 | 99 | 6 | 6.6 | 2,910,715 | 3,335,669 | 424,954 | 14.6 | 602 | 647 | 45 | 7.5 |
| State Government | 116 | 112 | -4 | -3.4 | 3,228,591 | 3,332,656 | 104,065 | 3.2 | 538 | 574 | 37 | 6.8 |
| Local Government | 990 | 925 | -65 | -6.5 | 20,991,866 | 18,998,021 | -1,993,845 | -9.5 | 408 | 395 | -13 | -3.2 |
ND-Not disclosable.
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.