| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 801 | 768 | -33 | -4.1 | $14,446,168 | $14,187,536 | -$258,632 | -1.8 | $347 | $355 | $8 | 2.4 |
| Private | 440 | 446 | 6 | 1.4 | $6,297,051 | $6,663,891 | $366,840 | 5.8 | $275 | $287 | $12 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture | 10 | 10 | -0 | -0.8 | 179,285 | 204,027 | 24,742 | 13.8 | 351 | 402 | 52 | 14.8 |
| Mining | 31 | 27 | -4 | -13.1 | 724,818 | 654,192 | -70,626 | -9.7 | 448 | 466 | 18 | 3.9 |
| Construction | 27 | 41 | 14 | 53.3 | 700,937 | 1,030,449 | 329,512 | 47.0 | 504 | 483 | -21 | -4.1 |
| Manufacturing -ND | ||||||||||||
| TCPU* | 32 | 29 | -3 | -10.2 | 835,953 | 842,299 | 6,346 | 0.8 | 502 | 563 | 61 | 12.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | 33 | 2 | 6.7 | 639,189 | 683,275 | 44,086 | 6.9 | 393 | 394 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Retail Trade | 192 | 188 | -4 | -2.1 | 1,755,042 | 1,705,417 | -49,625 | -2.8 | 176 | 175 | -1 | -0.7 |
| FIRE** | 24 | 22 | -2 | -8.7 | 418,307 | 418,055 | -252 | -0.1 | 338 | 370 | 32 | 9.5 |
| Services | 72 | 83 | 10 | 14.2 | 702,908 | 904,676 | 201,768 | 28.7 | 187 | 211 | 24 | 12.7 |
| Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 361 | 322 | -39 | -10.9 | $8,149,117 | $7,523,645 | -$625,472 | -7.7 | $434 | $450 | $16 | 3.6 |
| Federal Government | 23 | 24 | 1 | 5.4 | 921,655 | 977,810 | 56,155 | 6.1 | 771 | 775 | 5 | 0.6 |
| State Government | 77 | 76 | -0 | -0.3 | 2,029,248 | 2,014,652 | -14,596 | -0.7 | 510 | 508 | -2 | -0.4 |
| Local Government | 262 | 221 | -40 | -15.4 | 5,198,214 | 4,531,183 | -667,031 | -12.8 | 382 | 394 | 12 | 3.0 |
ND-Not disclosable.
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.