| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 35,104 | 35,329 | 225 | 0.6 | $795,229,390 | $818,154,888 | $22,925,498 | 2.9 | $436 | $445 | $10 | 2.2 |
| Private | 25,824 | 25,857 | 33 | 0.1 | $561,999,001 | $571,351,193 | $9,352,192 | 1.7 | $419 | $425 | $6 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture | 881 | 910 | 28 | 3.2 | 17,594,147 | 20,405,116 | 2,810,969 | 16.0 | 384 | 431 | 47 | 12.4 |
| Mining | 1,741 | 2,028 | 287 | 16.5 | 68,573,874 | 82,003,244 | 13,429,370 | 19.6 | 758 | 778 | 20 | 2.6 |
| Construction | 2,669 | 2,446 | -223 | -8.4 | 70,476,384 | 60,654,872 | -9,821,512 | -13.9 | 508 | 477 | -31 | -6.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,957 | 1,954 | -3 | -0.1 | 52,065,050 | 53,461,537 | 1,396,487 | 2.7 | 512 | 526 | 14 | 2.8 |
| TCPU* | 1,666 | 1,510 | -156 | -9.4 | 54,119,373 | 49,828,322 | -4,291,051 | -7.9 | 625 | 635 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Wholesale Trade | 891 | 868 | -23 | -2.6 | 22,799,924 | 21,043,063 | -1,756,861 | -7.7 | 492 | 466 | -26 | -5.3 |
| Retail Trade | 6,670 | 6,648 | -23 | -0.3 | 92,373,343 | 91,775,506 | -597,837 | -0.6 | 266 | 265 | -1 | -0.3 |
| FIRE** | 1,053 | 1,088 | 34 | 3.3 | 27,930,615 | 28,630,979 | 700,364 | 2.5 | 510 | 506 | -4 | -0.7 |
| Services | 8,296 | 8,406 | 110 | 1.3 | 156,066,291 | 163,548,554 | 7,482,263 | 4.8 | 362 | 374 | 12 | 3.4 |
| Total Government | 9,280 | 9,473 | 193 | 2.1 | $233,230,389 | $246,803,695 | $13,573,306 | 5.8 | $483 | $501 | $18 | 3.7 |
| Federal Government | 1,532 | 1,576 | 44 | 2.9 | 54,099,671 | 59,948,455 | 5,848,784 | 10.8 | 679 | 732 | 52 | 7.7 |
| State Government | 1,521 | 1,523 | 2 | 0.1 | 39,482,101 | 40,942,089 | 1,459,988 | 3.7 | 499 | 517 | 18 | 3.6 |
| Local Government | 6,228 | 6,374 | 147 | 2.4 | 139,648,617 | 145,913,151 | 6,264,534 | 4.5 | 431 | 440 | 9 | 2.1 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.