| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 3,872 | 4,049 | 177 | 4.6 | $95,213,329 | $103,971,257 | $8,757,928 | 9.2 | $473 | $494 | $21 | 4.4 |
| Private | 2,551 | 2,690 | 139 | 5.4 | $66,024,190 | $72,982,433 | $6,958,243 | 10.5 | $498 | $522 | $24 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture | 244 | 249 | 4 | 1.7 | 7,131,057 | 8,595,841 | 1,464,784 | 20.5 | 561 | 665 | 104 | 18.6 |
| Mining | 607 | 808 | 201 | 33.2 | 20,673,969 | 29,366,736 | 8,692,767 | 42.0 | 655 | 699 | 44 | 6.7 |
| Construction | 228 | 218 | -10 | -4.4 | 8,566,261 | 6,038,164 | -2,528,097 | -29.5 | 721 | 532 | -190 | -26.3 |
| Manufacturing | 245 | 235 | -10 | -4.1 | 7,694,807 | 8,392,228 | 697,421 | 9.1 | 603 | 686 | 83 | 13.7 |
| TCPU* | 191 | 110 | -81 | -42.6 | 6,162,226 | 3,351,012 | -2,811,214 | -45.6 | 620 | 587 | -33 | -5.3 |
| Wholesale Trade | 136 | 139 | 3 | 2.1 | 2,828,975 | 2,935,873 | 106,898 | 3.8 | 400 | 406 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Retail Trade | 521 | 512 | -9 | -1.8 | 5,976,610 | 6,103,846 | 127,236 | 2.1 | 221 | 229 | 9 | 4.0 |
| FIRE** | 104 | 116 | 11 | 10.8 | 2,696,474 | 3,029,288 | 332,814 | 12.3 | 497 | 504 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Services | 273 | 303 | 30 | 11.1 | 4,293,811 | 5,169,445 | 875,634 | 20.4 | 302 | 328 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Total Government | 1,321 | 1,360 | 38 | 2.9 | $29,189,139 | $30,988,824 | $1,799,685 | 6.2 | $425 | $438 | $13 | 3.2 |
| Federal Government | 107 | 111 | 4 | 4.0 | 3,595,370 | 3,919,977 | 324,607 | 9.0 | 647 | 679 | 31 | 4.9 |
| State Government | 202 | 207 | 6 | 2.9 | 4,815,738 | 5,171,889 | 356,151 | 7.4 | 459 | 480 | 20 | 4.4 |
| Local Government | 1,013 | 1,041 | 28 | 2.8 | 20,778,031 | 21,896,958 | 1,118,927 | 5.4 | 395 | 404 | 10 | 2.5 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.