| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 3,321 | 3,333 | 12 | 0.4 | $78,770,224 | $81,590,578 | $2,820,354 | 3.6 | $456 | $471 | $15 | 3.2 |
| Private | 2,459 | 2,550 | 91 | 3.7 | $59,524,314 | $63,200,122 | $3,675,808 | 6.2 | $466 | $477 | $11 | 2.4 |
| Agriculture | 149 | 174 | 25 | 16.7 | 3,209,253 | 3,523,148 | 313,895 | 9.8 | 413 | 389 | -25 | -6.0 |
| Mining - ND | ||||||||||||
| Construction | 312 | 280 | -32 | -10.1 | 10,387,323 | 10,147,603 | -239,720 | -2.3 | 641 | 696 | 56 | 8.7 |
| Manufacturing | 79 | 125 | 45 | 57.1 | 1,083,840 | 2,183,973 | 1,100,133 | 101.5 | 263 | 337 | 74 | 28.3 |
| TCPU* | 482 | 490 | 7 | 1.5 | 22,530,377 | 22,890,231 | 359,854 | 1.6 | 899 | 899 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 79 | 84 | 5 | 6.4 | 2,099,388 | 2,148,841 | 49,453 | 2.4 | 511 | 491 | -20 | -3.8 |
| Retail Trade | 685 | 686 | 2 | 0.3 | 7,716,712 | 7,994,779 | 278,067 | 3.6 | 217 | 224 | 7 | 3.3 |
| FIRE** | 79 | 81 | 2 | 2.5 | 1,630,673 | 1,838,847 | 208,174 | 12.8 | 399 | 439 | 40 | 10.0 |
| Services | 548 | 592 | 44 | 8.1 | 9,690,769 | 11,331,468 | 1,640,699 | 16.9 | 340 | 368 | 28 | 8.2 |
| Nonclassified - ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 862 | 783 | -79 | -9.2 | $19,245,910 | $18,390,456 | -$855,454 | -4.4 | $429 | $452 | $22 | 5.2 |
| Federal Government | 99 | 103 | 4 | 4.1 | 3,412,059 | 3,652,549 | 240,490 | 7.0 | 663 | 681 | 19 | 2.8 |
| State Government | 135 | 136 | 1 | 0.8 | 2,860,831 | 2,967,014 | 106,183 | 3.7 | 407 | 419 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Local Government | 628 | 543 | -84 | -13.4 | 12,973,020 | 11,770,893 | -1,202,127 | -9.3 | 397 | 417 | 19 | 4.8 |
ND-Not disclosable.
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.