| 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | Average | ||||||||
| Average | Average | Change | Total | Total | Change | Weekly Wage | Change | |||||
| Employment | Employment | Number | % | Payroll | Payroll | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 224,946 | 230,855 | 5,909 | 2.6 | $5,769,366,915 | $6,195,588,236 | $426,221,321 | 7.4 | $493 | $516 | $23 | 4.6 |
| Private | 171,330 | 175,991 | 4,661 | 2.7 | $4,316,910,227 | $4,664,237,749 | $347,327,522 | 8.0 | $485 | $510 | $25 | 5.2 |
| Agriculture | 3,410 | 3,527 | 117 | 3.4 | 61,316,770 | 68,588,418 | 7,271,648 | 11.9 | 346 | 374 | 28 | 8.2 |
| Mining | 15,939 | 17,136 | 1,197 | 7.5 | 781,803,508 | 939,343,693 | 157,540,185 | 20.2 | 943 | 1,054 | 111 | 11.8 |
| Construction | 17,294 | 17,838 | 545 | 3.1 | 498,236,714 | 528,555,021 | 30,318,307 | 6.1 | 554 | 570 | 16 | 2.8 |
| Manufacturing | 11,039 | 11,403 | 363 | 3.3 | 357,778,028 | 390,372,495 | 32,594,467 | 9.1 | 623 | 658 | 35 | 5.6 |
| TCPU* | 11,374 | 11,283 | -91 | -0.8 | 411,434,813 | 423,226,063 | 11,791,250 | 2.9 | 696 | 721 | 26 | 3.7 |
| Wholesale Trade | 7,640 | 7,740 | 100 | 1.3 | 241,610,441 | 255,844,367 | 14,233,926 | 5.9 | 608 | 636 | 28 | 4.5 |
| Retail Trade | 45,747 | 46,846 | 1,099 | 2.4 | 653,129,541 | 682,837,275 | 29,707,734 | 4.5 | 275 | 280 | 6 | 2.1 |
| FIRE** | 8,037 | 8,054 | 17 | 0.2 | 276,415,685 | 254,739,194 | -21,676,491 | -7.8 | 661 | 608 | -53 | -8.0 |
| Services | 50,849 | 52,163 | 1,314 | 2.6 | 1,035,184,727 | 1,120,731,223 | 85,546,496 | 8.3 | 392 | 413 | 22 | 5.5 |
| Total Government | 53,616 | 54,864 | 1,248 | 2.3 | $1,452,456,688 | $1,531,350,487 | $78,893,799 | 5.4 | $521 | $537 | $16 | 3.0 |
| Federal Government | 7,164 | 7,461 | 297 | 4.1 | 273,707,115 | 297,185,274 | 23,478,159 | 8.6 | 735 | 766 | 31 | 4.3 |
| State Government | 11,567 | 11,748 | 181 | 1.6 | 339,491,729 | 358,593,538 | 19,101,809 | 5.6 | 564 | 587 | 23 | 4.0 |
| Local Government | 34,885 | 35,655 | 770 | 2.2 | 839,257,844 | 875,571,675 | 36,313,831 | 4.3 | 463 | 472 | 10 | 2.1 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.