| Average Monthly Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Annual Wages | Change | ||||||||
| SIC* | 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | |
| Total, All Industries | 01-99 | 224,946 | 230,855 | 5,909 | 2.6 | $5,769,366,915 | $6,195,588,236 | $426,221,321 | 7.4 | $25,648 | $26,838 | $1,190 | 4.6 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing | 01-09 | 3,478 | 3,599 | 121 | 3.5 | $62,730,629 | $70,126,822 | $7,396,193 | 11.8 | $18,036 | $19,484 | $1,447 | 8.0 |
| Agricultural production - crops | 01 | 407 | 395 | -12 | -3.0 | 7,025,063 | 7,214,215 | 189,152 | 2.7 | 17,264 | 18,275 | 1,011 | 5.9 |
| Agricultural production - livestock | 02 | 1,481 | 1,507 | 26 | 1.7 | 27,845,646 | 31,550,370 | 3,704,724 | 13.3 | 18,800 | 20,939 | 2,140 | 11.4 |
| Agricultural services | 07 | 1,461 | 1,561 | 100 | 6.8 | 22,865,658 | 24,894,154 | 2,028,496 | 8.9 | 15,656 | 15,953 | 297 | 1.9 |
| Forestry | 08-ND | ||||||||||||
| Fishing, hunting, & trapping | 09-ND | ||||||||||||
| Mining | 10-14 | 15,939 | 17,136 | 1,197 | 7.5 | $781,803,508 | $939,343,693 | $157,540,185 | 20.2 | $49,049 | $54,816 | $5,767 | 11.8 |
| Metal mining | 10 | 522 | 469 | -54 | -10.3 | 22,396,309 | 19,495,548 | -2,900,761 | -13.0 | 42,877 | 41,591 | -1,287 | -3.0 |
| Coal mining | 12 | 4,618 | 4,637 | 19 | 0.4 | 270,309,048 | 274,135,572 | 3,826,524 | 1.4 | 58,536 | 59,117 | 581 | 1.0 |
| Oil & gas extraction | 13 | 7,887 | 9,313 | 1,426 | 18.1 | 332,645,938 | 501,576,332 | 168,930,394 | 50.8 | 42,178 | 53,858 | 11,680 | 27.7 |
| Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels | 14 | 2,912 | 2,718 | -195 | -6.7 | 156,452,213 | 144,136,241 | -12,315,972 | -7.9 | 53,721 | 53,038 | -682 | -1.3 |
| Construction | 15-17 | 19,283 | 19,795 | 512 | 2.7 | $557,618,226 | $590,957,622 | $33,339,396 | 6.0 | $28,918 | $29,855 | $936 | 3.2 |
| General building contractors | 15 | 4,119 | 4,289 | 170 | 4.1 | 106,309,644 | 116,359,752 | 10,050,108 | 9.5 | 25,807 | 27,128 | 1,321 | 5.1 |
| Heavy contractors, except building | 16 | 7,160 | 7,255 | 95 | 1.3 | 240,455,749 | 247,284,929 | 6,829,180 | 2.8 | 33,584 | 34,087 | 503 | 1.5 |
| Special trade contractors | 17 | 8,003 | 8,251 | 247 | 3.1 | 210,852,833 | 227,312,941 | 16,460,108 | 7.8 | 26,346 | 27,551 | 1,205 | 4.6 |
| Manufacturing | 20-39 | 11,039 | 11,403 | 363 | 3.3 | $357,778,028 | $390,372,495 | $32,594,467 | 9.1 | $32,409 | $34,235 | $1,826 | 5.6 |
| Food & kindred products | 20 | 1,081 | 1,069 | -12 | -1.1 | 28,340,776 | 29,828,918 | 1,488,142 | 5.3 | 26,225 | 27,912 | 1,687 | 6.4 |
| Textile mill products | 22-ND | ||||||||||||
| Apparel & other textile products | 23 | 171 | 225 | 53 | 31.2 | 2,573,367 | 3,940,984 | 1,367,617 | 53.1 | 15,034 | 17,548 | 2,514 | 16.7 |
| Lumber & wood products | 24 | 1,263 | 1,205 | -58 | -4.6 | 29,582,779 | 28,593,913 | -988,866 | -3.3 | 23,420 | 23,729 | 310 | 1.3 |
| Furniture & fixtures | 25 | 100 | 120 | 20 | 20.3 | 1,930,487 | 2,378,594 | 448,107 | 23.2 | 19,321 | 19,794 | 473 | 2.4 |
| Paper & allied products | 26-ND | ||||||||||||
| Printing & publishing | 27 | 1,662 | 1,650 | -12 | -0.7 | 35,770,218 | 36,162,480 | 392,262 | 1.1 | 21,520 | 21,917 | 396 | 1.8 |
| Chemicals & allied products | 28 | 1,841 | 2,017 | 175 | 9.5 | 98,227,389 | 116,585,650 | 18,358,261 | 18.7 | 53,348 | 57,813 | 4,465 | 8.4 |
| Petroleum & coal products | 29 | 874 | 931 | 57 | 6.6 | 42,344,505 | 47,069,760 | 4,725,255 | 11.2 | 48,477 | 50,563 | 2,086 | 4.3 |
| Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products | 30 | 235 | 264 | 28 | 12.0 | 4,581,838 | 4,911,599 | 329,761 | 7.2 | 19,463 | 18,634 | -829 | -4.3 |
| Leather & leather products | 31 | 68 | 70 | 2 | 2.2 | 1,216,414 | 1,296,219 | 79,805 | 6.6 | 17,845 | 18,606 | 761 | 4.3 |
| Stone, clay, glass, & concrete products | 32 | 884 | 881 | -2 | -0.3 | 29,702,796 | 28,976,849 | -725,947 | -2.4 | 33,610 | 32,878 | -732 | -2.2 |
| Primary metal industries | 33 | 244 | 199 | -46 | -18.6 | 7,762,184 | 5,359,151 | -2,403,033 | -31.0 | 31,758 | 26,942 | -4,816 | -15.2 |
| Fabricated metal products | 34 | 648 | 723 | 75 | 11.6 | 22,240,837 | 24,267,293 | 2,026,456 | 9.1 | 34,318 | 33,561 | -757 | -2.2 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment | 35 | 1,020 | 1,049 | 29 | 2.8 | 29,106,671 | 31,948,808 | 2,842,137 | 9.8 | 28,524 | 30,454 | 1,930 | 6.8 |
| Electronic & other electric equipment | 36 | 213 | 240 | 27 | 12.6 | 7,383,351 | 10,047,714 | 2,664,363 | 36.1 | 34,596 | 41,807 | 7,211 | 20.8 |
| Transportation equipment | 37 | 367 | 395 | 28 | 7.7 | 7,628,665 | 8,945,101 | 1,316,436 | 17.3 | 20,796 | 22,636 | 1,840 | 8.8 |
| Instruments & related products | 38 | 166 | 145 | -21 | -12.5 | 5,291,502 | 5,453,636 | 162,134 | 3.1 | 31,925 | 37,611 | 5,687 | 17.8 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 39 | 174 | 190 | 17 | 9.6 | 3,154,503 | 3,489,114 | 334,611 | 10.6 | 18,164 | 18,332 | 167 | 0.9 |
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services | 40-49 | 13,148 | 13,031 | -117 | -0.9 | $470,628,192 | $484,554,498 | 13,926,306 | 3.0 | $35,795 | $37,185 | 1,390 | 3.9 |
| Railroad transportation | 40-ND | ||||||||||||
| Local & interurban passenger transit | 41 | 662 | 619 | -43 | -6.5 | 10,888,218 | 10,745,027 | -143,191 | -1.3 | 16,450 | 17,361 | 911 | 5.5 |
| Trucking & warehousing | 42 | 3,728 | 3,712 | -16 | -0.4 | 99,620,449 | 103,615,225 | 3,994,776 | 4.0 | 26,722 | 27,912 | 1,190 | 4.5 |
| U.S. Postal Service | 43 | 1,446 | 1,441 | -5 | -0.3 | 51,680,475 | 53,917,265 | 2,236,790 | 4.3 | 35,746 | 37,410 | 1,664 | 4.7 |
| Water transportation | 44-ND | ||||||||||||
| Transportation by air | 45 | 1,146 | 1,274 | 129 | 11.2 | 32,834,795 | 41,121,441 | 8,286,646 | 25.2 | 28,662 | 32,271 | 3,609 | 12.6 |
| Pipelines, except natural gas | 46 | 208 | 202 | -6 | -3.0 | 11,568,619 | 11,989,289 | 420,670 | 3.6 | 55,574 | 59,402 | 3,828 | 6.9 |
| Transportation services | 47 | 496 | 452 | -44 | -8.8 | 11,416,568 | 11,356,148 | -60,420 | -0.5 | 23,029 | 25,115 | 2,086 | 9.1 |
| Communications | 48 | 2,195 | 2,220 | 25 | 1.1 | 94,015,368 | 93,471,009 | -544,359 | -0.6 | 42,835 | 42,106 | -729 | -1.7 |
| Electric, gas, & sanitary services | 49 | 3,170 | 3,009 | -161 | -5.1 | 156,492,107 | 156,155,125 | -336,982 | -0.2 | 49,365 | 51,899 | 2,534 | 5.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 50-51 | 7,697 | 7,795 | 98 | 1.3 | $242,765,000 | $257,099,553 | $14,334,553 | 5.9 | $31,540 | $32,982 | $1,442 | 4.6 |
| Durable goods | 50 | 4,315 | 4,446 | 132 | 3.0 | 146,194,521 | 157,463,095 | 11,268,574 | 7.7 | 33,883 | 35,415 | 1,532 | 4.5 |
| Nondurable goods | 51 | 3,383 | 3,349 | -34 | -1.0 | 96,570,479 | 99,636,458 | 3,065,979 | 3.2 | 28,550 | 29,751 | 1,201 | 4.2 |
| Retail Trade | 52-59 | 45,920 | 47,006 | 1,087 | 2.4 | $655,886,020 | $685,533,596 | $29,647,576 | 4.5 | $14,283 | $14,584 | $300 | 2.1 |
| Building materials & garden supplies | 52 | 2,071 | 2,013 | -58 | -2.8 | 43,631,149 | 44,052,234 | 421,085 | 1.0 | 21,069 | 21,884 | 815 | 3.9 |
| General merchandise stores | 53 | 5,076 | 5,438 | 362 | 7.1 | 74,688,942 | 79,127,758 | 4,438,816 | 5.9 | 14,715 | 14,551 | -164 | -1.1 |
| Food stores | 54 | 5,615 | 5,594 | -21 | -0.4 | 96,554,932 | 93,576,835 | -2,978,097 | -3.1 | 17,196 | 16,729 | -467 | -2.7 |
| Automotive dealers & service stations | 55 | 8,163 | 8,236 | 73 | 0.9 | 168,568,017 | 175,111,202 | 6,543,185 | 3.9 | 20,650 | 21,262 | 612 | 3.0 |
| Apparel & accessory stores | 56 | 1,390 | 1,257 | -133 | -9.6 | 18,154,396 | 17,132,561 | -1,021,835 | -5.6 | 13,060 | 13,632 | 573 | 4.4 |
| Furniture & homefurnishing stores | 57 | 1,569 | 1,610 | 41 | 2.6 | 28,844,827 | 31,351,943 | 2,507,116 | 8.7 | 18,386 | 19,475 | 1,089 | 5.9 |
| Eating & drinking places | 58 | 17,010 | 17,312 | 302 | 1.8 | 151,609,620 | 158,776,985 | 7,167,365 | 4.7 | 8,913 | 9,172 | 258 | 2.9 |
| Miscellaneous retail | 59 | 5,026 | 5,547 | 521 | 10.4 | 73,834,137 | 86,404,078 | 12,569,941 | 17.0 | 14,689 | 15,576 | 886 | 6.0 |
| Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate | 60-67 | 8,187 | 8,205 | 19 | 0.2 | $279,978,927 | $258,299,951 | -$21,678,976 | -7.7 | $34,199 | $31,479 | -$2,720 | -8.0 |
| Depository institutions | 60 | 3,233 | 3,336 | 104 | 3.2 | 88,348,788 | 95,203,391 | 6,854,603 | 7.8 | 27,331 | 28,535 | 1,204 | 4.4 |
| Nondepository institutions | 61 | 486 | 471 | -16 | -3.2 | 18,140,587 | 16,903,464 | -1,237,123 | -6.8 | 37,301 | 35,914 | -1,387 | -3.7 |
| Security & commodity brokers | 62 | 402 | 427 | 25 | 6.2 | 38,099,281 | 42,798,425 | 4,699,144 | 12.3 | 94,814 | 100,309 | 5,495 | 5.8 |
| Insurance carriers | 63 | 785 | 744 | -41 | -5.2 | 26,605,874 | 25,442,218 | -1,163,656 | -4.4 | 33,900 | 34,208 | 308 | 0.9 |
| Insurance agents, brokers, & service | 64 | 1,085 | 1,084 | -1 | -0.0 | 28,824,580 | 29,601,545 | 776,965 | 2.7 | 26,571 | 27,299 | 729 | 2.7 |
| Real estate | 65 | 1,887 | 1,873 | -13 | -0.7 | 32,043,684 | 34,707,121 | 2,663,437 | 8.3 | 16,983 | 18,526 | 1,543 | 9.1 |
| Holding & other investment offices | 67 | 309 | 270 | -39 | -12.7 | 47,916,133 | 13,643,787 | -34,272,346 | -71.5 | 154,860 | 50,501 | -104,358 | -67.4 |
| Services | 70-89 | 82,850 | 84,817 | 1,967 | 2.4 | $1,866,669,992 | $1,988,197,597 | $121,527,605 | 6.5 | $22,531 | $23,441 | $910 | 4.0 |
| Hotels & other lodging places | 70 | 9,369 | 9,316 | -53 | -0.6 | 115,346,079 | 120,811,506 | 5,465,427 | 4.7 | 12,312 | 12,969 | 657 | 5.3 |
| Personal services | 72 | 1,923 | 1,956 | 33 | 1.7 | 25,863,465 | 27,173,340 | 1,309,875 | 5.1 | 13,451 | 13,894 | 443 | 3.3 |
| Business services | 73 | 7,985 | 8,079 | 94 | 1.2 | 144,094,527 | 156,530,620 | 12,436,093 | 8.6 | 18,046 | 19,376 | 1,330 | 7.4 |
| Auto repair, services, & parking | 75 | 2,055 | 2,101 | 46 | 2.2 | 39,693,053 | 42,493,948 | 2,800,895 | 7.1 | 19,315 | 20,229 | 914 | 4.7 |
| Miscellaneous repair services | 76 | 864 | 855 | -8 | -1.0 | 21,716,340 | 23,222,394 | 1,506,054 | 6.9 | 25,142 | 27,147 | 2,006 | 8.0 |
| Motion pictures | 78 | 705 | 661 | -44 | -6.3 | 6,073,609 | 6,073,944 | 335 | 0.0 | 8,611 | 9,190 | 579 | 6.7 |
| Amusement & recreation services | 79 | 3,804 | 3,938 | 134 | 3.5 | 64,767,845 | 70,974,964 | 6,207,119 | 9.6 | 17,027 | 18,025 | 998 | 5.9 |
| Health services | 80 | 17,249 | 17,881 | 632 | 3.7 | 518,847,907 | 563,232,712 | 44,384,805 | 8.6 | 30,080 | 31,498 | 1,418 | 4.7 |
| Legal services | 81 | 1,258 | 1,260 | 3 | 0.2 | 46,272,280 | 45,187,952 | -1,084,328 | -2.3 | 36,797 | 35,852 | -945 | -2.6 |
| Educational services | 82 | 23,810 | 24,480 | 670 | 2.8 | 588,750,206 | 614,003,450 | 25,253,244 | 4.3 | 24,727 | 25,082 | 354 | 1.4 |
| Social services | 83 | 6,797 | 6,924 | 127 | 1.9 | 106,149,799 | 114,309,493 | 8,159,694 | 7.7 | 15,617 | 16,509 | 892 | 5.7 |
| Museums, botanical & zoological gardens | 84 | 319 | 332 | 13 | 4.0 | 5,688,933 | 6,327,500 | 638,567 | 11.2 | 17,838 | 19,073 | 1,235 | 6.9 |
| Membership organizations | 86 | 2,164 | 2,231 | 67 | 3.1 | 30,196,205 | 31,567,910 | 1,371,705 | 4.5 | 13,955 | 14,150 | 194 | 1.4 |
| Engineering & management services | 87 | 3,747 | 4,008 | 261 | 7.0 | 136,706,235 | 149,615,421 | 12,909,186 | 9.4 | 36,488 | 37,332 | 843 | 2.3 |
| Private households | 88 | 601 | 563 | -38 | -6.4 | 8,594,924 | 8,335,787 | -259,137 | -3.0 | 14,291 | 14,804 | 513 | 3.6 |
| Services, NEC** | 89 | 201 | 233 | 31 | 15.5 | 7,908,585 | 8,336,656 | 428,071 | 5.4 | 39,281 | 35,844 | -3,437 | -8.8 |
| Public Administration | 91-97 | 17,406 | 18,067 | 661 | 3.8 | $493,508,393 | $531,102,409 | $37,594,016 | 7.6 | $28,353 | $29,397 | $1,043 | 3.7 |
| Executive, legislative, & general government | 91 | 8,202 | 8,360 | 158 | 1.9 | 197,202,297 | 208,240,159 | 11,037,862 | 5.6 | 24,043 | 24,909 | 866 | 3.6 |
| Justice, public order, & safety | 92 | 1,313 | 1,385 | 73 | 5.5 | 45,365,313 | 49,251,458 | 3,886,145 | 8.6 | 34,562 | 35,556 | 994 | 2.9 |
| Finance, taxation, & monetary policy | 93 | 264 | 256 | -8 | -3.0 | 9,709,418 | 9,726,582 | 17,164 | 0.2 | 36,813 | 38,019 | 1,206 | 3.3 |
| Administration of human resources | 94 | 2,179 | 2,240 | 61 | 2.8 | 61,299,151 | 64,979,256 | 3,680,105 | 6.0 | 28,131 | 29,010 | 879 | 3.1 |
| Environmental quality & housing | 95 | 3,151 | 3,178 | 28 | 0.9 | 105,351,566 | 115,767,424 | 10,415,858 | 9.9 | 33,438 | 36,423 | 2,985 | 8.9 |
| Administration of economic programs | 96 | 1,283 | 1,619 | 336 | 26.2 | 38,472,848 | 43,258,425 | 4,785,577 | 12.4 | 29,992 | 26,725 | -3,268 | -10.9 |
| National security & international affairs | 97 | 1,015 | 1,029 | 14 | 1.4 | 36,107,800 | 39,879,105 | 3,771,305 | 10.4 | 35,586 | 38,768 | 3,182 | 8.9 |
| Nonclassified-ND | 99-ND | ||||||||||||
| Nonclassified | 99-ND | ||||||||||||
* Standard Industrial Classification Code.
** Not Elsewhere Classified.
ND-Not disclosable.