| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 3,678 | 3,552 | -126 | -3.4 | $86,095,396 | $87,327,112 | $1,231,716 | 1.4 | $450 | $473 | $23 | 5.0 |
| Private | 2,902 | 2,776 | -127 | -4.4 | $65,764,918 | $65,966,731 | $201,813 | 0.3 | $436 | $457 | $21 | 4.9 |
| Agriculture | 129 | 130 | 0 | 0.1 | 2,305,927 | 2,552,782 | 246,855 | 10.7 | 343 | 379 | 36 | 10.6 |
| Mining | 176 | 149 | -27 | -15.1 | 5,810,098 | 4,780,326 | -1,029,772 | -17.7 | 637 | 617 | -19 | -3.0 |
| Construction | 226 | 228 | 2 | 0.8 | 4,524,530 | 5,734,602 | 1,210,072 | 26.7 | 385 | 484 | 99 | 25.7 |
| Manufacturing | 494 | 470 | -24 | -4.8 | 17,202,008 | 16,344,007 | -858,001 | -5.0 | 670 | 669 | -1 | -0.2 |
| TCPU* | 268 | 254 | -14 | -5.3 | 9,453,217 | 9,124,954 | -328,263 | -3.5 | 678 | 690 | 13 | 1.9 |
| Wholesale Trade | 99 | 93 | -6 | -5.6 | 2,283,743 | 2,115,881 | -167,862 | -7.4 | 446 | 438 | -8 | -1.9 |
| Retail Trade | 647 | 607 | -40 | -6.2 | 7,892,382 | 7,467,057 | -425,325 | -5.4 | 235 | 237 | 2 | 0.9 |
| FIRE** | 118 | 120 | 2 | 1.4 | 2,438,845 | 2,661,061 | 222,216 | 9.1 | 396 | 426 | 30 | 7.6 |
| Services | 746 | 726 | -20 | -2.7 | 13,854,168 | 15,186,061 | 1,331,893 | 9.6 | 357 | 402 | 45 | 12.6 |
| Total Government | 776 | 777 | 0 | 0.1 | $20,330,478 | $21,360,381 | $1,029,903 | 5.1 | $504 | $529 | $25 | 5.0 |
| Federal Government | 143 | 138 | -5 | -3.7 | 5,587,400 | 6,081,387 | 493,987 | 8.8 | 752 | 851 | 98 | 13.1 |
| State Government | 164 | 168 | 4 | 2.2 | 4,338,595 | 4,643,955 | 305,360 | 7.0 | 508 | 532 | 24 | 4.7 |
| Local Government | 469 | 471 | 2 | 0.4 | 10,404,483 | 10,635,039 | 230,556 | 2.2 | 427 | 434 | 8 | 1.8 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.