| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 34,554 | 36,026 | 1,471 | 4.3 | $929,497,642 | $1,014,336,553 | $84,838,911 | 9.1 | $517 | $541 | $24 | 4.7 |
| Private | 26,644 | 27,956 | 1,312 | 4.9 | $720,382,467 | $795,131,209 | $74,748,742 | 10.4 | $520 | $547 | $27 | 5.2 |
| Agriculture | 562 | 552 | -10 | -1.7 | 8,989,805 | 9,459,746 | 469,941 | 5.2 | 308 | 330 | 22 | 7.1 |
| Mining | 5,015 | 5,760 | 746 | 14.9 | 257,574,773 | 296,290,346 | 38,715,573 | 15.0 | 988 | 989 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Construction | 2,828 | 3,013 | 186 | 6.6 | 75,812,277 | 82,750,276 | 6,937,999 | 9.2 | 516 | 528 | 13 | 2.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,464 | 1,426 | -37 | -2.6 | 44,658,663 | 44,427,837 | -230,826 | -0.5 | 587 | 599 | 12 | 2.1 |
| TCPU* | 1,495 | 1,447 | -47 | -3.2 | 46,571,070 | 47,888,772 | 1,317,702 | 2.8 | 599 | 636 | 37 | 6.2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,264 | 1,284 | 20 | 1.6 | 43,058,250 | 44,504,935 | 1,446,685 | 3.4 | 655 | 666 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Retail Trade | 6,580 | 6,870 | 290 | 4.4 | 88,739,139 | 95,308,363 | 6,569,224 | 7.4 | 259 | 267 | 7 | 2.9 |
| FIRE** | 1,078 | 1,112 | 33 | 3.1 | 31,040,452 | 35,963,361 | 4,922,909 | 15.9 | 554 | 622 | 69 | 12.4 |
| Services | 6,359 | 6,490 | 131 | 2.1 | 123,938,038 | 138,537,573 | 14,599,535 | 11.8 | 375 | 410 | 36 | 9.5 |
| Total Government | 7,910 | 8,070 | 160 | 2.0 | $209,115,175 | $219,205,344 | $10,090,169 | 4.8 | $508 | $522 | $14 | 2.8 |
| Federal Government | 897 | 931 | 34 | 3.7 | 37,386,404 | 39,535,902 | 2,149,498 | 5.7 | 801 | 817 | 15 | 1.9 |
| State Government | 780 | 794 | 14 | 1.8 | 21,256,847 | 22,444,377 | 1,187,530 | 5.6 | 524 | 543 | 20 | 3.7 |
| Local Government | 6,232 | 6,345 | 112 | 1.8 | 150,471,924 | 157,225,065 | 6,753,141 | 4.5 | 464 | 477 | 12 | 2.6 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.