| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 30,648 | 31,340 | 692 | 2.3 | $787,231,263 | $914,607,202 | $127,375,939 | 16.2 | $494 | $561 | $67 | 13.6 |
| Private | 25,588 | 26,180 | 592 | 2.3 | $640,899,737 | $760,974,151 | $120,074,414 | 18.7 | $482 | $559 | $77 | 16.1 |
| Agriculture | 335 | 338 | 4 | 1.1 | 4,859,089 | 5,221,474 | 362,385 | 7.5 | 279 | 297 | 18 | 6.3 |
| Mining | 1,801 | 1,972 | 172 | 9.5 | 70,956,893 | 159,926,348 | 88,969,455 | 125.4 | 758 | 1,559 | 802 | 105.8 |
| Construction | 2,022 | 1,931 | -91 | -4.5 | 60,917,002 | 56,933,957 | -3,983,045 | -6.5 | 579 | 567 | -12 | -2.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,510 | 1,563 | 53 | 3.5 | 45,640,823 | 50,179,189 | 4,538,366 | 9.9 | 581 | 618 | 36 | 6.2 |
| TCPU* | 1,643 | 1,539 | -105 | -6.4 | 54,942,138 | 50,371,983 | -4,570,155 | -8.3 | 643 | 630 | -13 | -2.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,343 | 2,393 | 50 | 2.1 | 78,607,400 | 85,531,774 | 6,924,374 | 8.8 | 645 | 687 | 42 | 6.5 |
| Retail Trade | 6,142 | 6,441 | 299 | 4.9 | 92,057,124 | 99,336,656 | 7,279,532 | 7.9 | 288 | 297 | 8 | 2.9 |
| FIRE** | 1,194 | 1,205 | 10 | 0.9 | 38,953,183 | 40,852,871 | 1,899,688 | 4.9 | 627 | 652 | 25 | 4.0 |
| Services | 8,599 | 8,799 | 200 | 2.3 | 193,966,085 | 212,619,899 | 18,653,814 | 9.6 | 434 | 465 | 31 | 7.1 |
| Total Government | 5,060 | 5,160 | 100 | 2.0 | $146,331,526 | $153,633,051 | $7,301,525 | 5.0 | $556 | $573 | $16 | 3.0 |
| Federal Government | 666 | 719 | 53 | 7.9 | 30,521,628 | 33,262,990 | 2,741,362 | 9.0 | 881 | 890 | 9 | 1.0 |
| State Government | 729 | 720 | -9 | -1.2 | 20,949,140 | 21,864,959 | 915,819 | 4.4 | 553 | 584 | 31 | 5.6 |
| Local Government | 3,665 | 3,720 | 56 | 1.5 | 94,860,758 | 98,505,102 | 3,644,344 | 3.8 | 498 | 509 | 11 | 2.3 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.