| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 11,831 | 11,833 | 2 | 0.0 | $264,048,179 | $274,010,710 | $9,962,531 | 3.8 | $429 | $445 | $16 | 3.8 |
| Private | 8,720 | 8,721 | 1 | 0.0 | $183,601,280 | $189,126,031 | $5,524,751 | 3.0 | $405 | $417 | $12 | 3.0 |
| Agriculture | 314 | 329 | 16 | 4.9 | 5,632,485 | 6,462,527 | 830,042 | 14.7 | 345 | 377 | 32 | 9.3 |
| Mining | 407 | 411 | 4 | 1.0 | 20,944,516 | 22,581,627 | 1,637,111 | 7.8 | 990 | 1,056 | 66 | 6.7 |
| Construction | 931 | 897 | -34 | -3.7 | 23,427,858 | 22,470,121 | -957,737 | -4.1 | 484 | 482 | -2 | -0.4 |
| Manufacturing | 541 | 589 | 48 | 8.9 | 13,619,537 | 14,899,679 | 1,280,142 | 9.4 | 484 | 486 | 2 | 0.4 |
| TCPU* | 447 | 434 | -13 | -2.9 | 13,341,281 | 13,794,470 | 453,189 | 3.4 | 574 | 612 | 37 | 6.5 |
| Wholesale Trade | 309 | 280 | -29 | -9.4 | 9,597,228 | 7,735,054 | -1,862,174 | -19.4 | 597 | 531 | -66 | -11.0 |
| Retail Trade | 2,288 | 2,325 | 37 | 1.6 | 30,745,327 | 32,156,917 | 1,411,590 | 4.6 | 258 | 266 | 8 | 2.9 |
| FIRE** | 447 | 460 | 13 | 2.9 | 13,202,028 | 12,780,170 | -421,858 | -3.2 | 568 | 535 | -33 | -5.9 |
| Services | 3,037 | 2,997 | -41 | -1.3 | 53,091,020 | 56,245,466 | 3,154,446 | 5.9 | 336 | 361 | 25 | 7.4 |
| Total Government | 3,111 | 3,112 | 1 | 0.0 | $80,446,899 | $84,884,679 | $4,437,780 | 5.5 | $497 | $525 | $27 | 5.5 |
| Federal Government | 821 | 822 | 1 | 0.1 | 27,515,653 | 30,598,729 | 3,083,076 | 11.2 | 644 | 716 | 72 | 11.1 |
| State Government | 208 | 202 | -6 | -2.7 | 5,797,060 | 5,860,138 | 63,078 | 1.1 | 536 | 557 | 21 | 3.9 |
| Local Government | 2,081 | 2,087 | 6 | 0.3 | 47,134,186 | 48,425,812 | 1,291,626 | 2.7 | 436 | 446 | 11 | 2.4 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.