| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 6,322 | 6,289 | -33 | -0.5 | $145,165,338 | $151,667,859 | $6,502,521 | 4.5 | $442 | $464 | $22 | 5.0 |
| Private | 4,459 | 4,369 | -90 | -2.0 | $97,767,002 | $99,888,297 | $2,121,295 | 2.2 | $422 | $440 | $18 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture | 210 | 235 | 26 | 12.2 | 3,725,183 | 4,368,674 | 643,491 | 17.3 | 342 | 357 | 15 | 4.5 |
| Mining | 252 | 223 | -28 | -11.3 | 11,405,562 | 10,330,606 | -1,074,956 | -9.4 | 872 | 890 | 18 | 2.1 |
| Construction | 420 | 432 | 12 | 2.9 | 11,098,748 | 11,621,534 | 522,786 | 4.7 | 508 | 517 | 9 | 1.8 |
| Manufacturing | 519 | 509 | -10 | -1.9 | 18,600,374 | 19,912,151 | 1,311,777 | 7.1 | 690 | 753 | 63 | 9.1 |
| TCPU* | 245 | 218 | -27 | -11.1 | 8,263,754 | 7,761,226 | -502,528 | -6.1 | 648 | 685 | 36 | 5.6 |
| Wholesale Trade | 132 | 127 | -5 | -3.9 | 3,513,586 | 3,847,031 | 333,445 | 9.5 | 511 | 582 | 71 | 13.9 |
| Retail Trade | 1,432 | 1,357 | -76 | -5.3 | 18,137,571 | 18,314,638 | 177,067 | 1.0 | 244 | 260 | 16 | 6.6 |
| FIRE** | 187 | 179 | -8 | -4.1 | 3,902,580 | 4,140,303 | 237,723 | 6.1 | 402 | 445 | 43 | 10.6 |
| Services | 1,063 | 1,089 | 27 | 2.5 | 19,119,644 | 19,592,134 | 472,490 | 2.5 | 346 | 346 | -0 | -0.0 |
| Total Government | 1,864 | 1,920 | 56 | 3.0 | $47,398,336 | $51,779,562 | $4,381,226 | 9.2 | $489 | $519 | $30 | 6.0 |
| Federal Government | 144 | 148 | 4 | 2.4 | 5,179,535 | 5,614,197 | 434,662 | 8.4 | 691 | 732 | 40 | 5.8 |
| State Government | 482 | 510 | 28 | 5.8 | 13,356,424 | 15,042,322 | 1,685,898 | 12.6 | 533 | 567 | 34 | 6.4 |
| Local Government | 1,237 | 1,262 | 25 | 2.0 | 28,862,377 | 31,123,043 | 2,260,666 | 7.8 | 449 | 474 | 26 | 5.7 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.