| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 2,642 | 2,667 | 26 | 1.0 | $51,464,354 | $52,296,959 | $832,605 | 1.6 | $375 | $377 | $2 | 0.6 |
| Private | 1,897 | 1,891 | -6 | -0.3 | $33,462,208 | $33,169,662 | -$292,546 | -0.9 | $339 | $337 | -$2 | -0.6 |
| Agriculture | 41 | 49 | 8 | 18.8 | 555,492 | 696,751 | 141,259 | 25.4 | 259 | 273 | 14 | 5.6 |
| Mining | 92 | 101 | 9 | 9.4 | 3,476,717 | 3,478,056 | 1,339 | 0.0 | 727 | 665 | -62 | -8.6 |
| Construction | 189 | 197 | 8 | 4.1 | 3,991,144 | 4,148,411 | 157,267 | 3.9 | 405 | 405 | -1 | -0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 125 | 97 | -29 | -22.9 | 2,808,122 | 2,246,500 | -561,622 | -20.0 | 431 | 448 | 16 | 3.8 |
| TCPU* | 81 | 87 | 7 | 8.2 | 2,029,048 | 2,196,458 | 167,410 | 8.3 | 483 | 484 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 70 | 82 | 11 | 15.9 | 1,353,608 | 1,546,469 | 192,861 | 14.2 | 370 | 365 | -5 | -1.4 |
| Retail Trade | 664 | 704 | 41 | 6.1 | 7,371,415 | 7,695,986 | 324,571 | 4.4 | 214 | 210 | -3 | -1.6 |
| FIRE** | 118 | 121 | 3 | 2.3 | 2,993,998 | 3,062,420 | 68,422 | 2.3 | 489 | 488 | -0 | -0.0 |
| Services | 516 | 454 | -63 | -12.1 | 8,882,664 | 8,098,611 | -784,053 | -8.8 | 331 | 343 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Total Government | 745 | 777 | 32 | 4.3 | $18,002,146 | $19,127,297 | $1,125,151 | 6.3 | $465 | $474 | $9 | 1.9 |
| Federal Government | 69 | 79 | 9 | 13.5 | 2,534,278 | 2,841,071 | 306,793 | 12.1 | 705 | 696 | -9 | -1.2 |
| State Government | 111 | 111 | -0 | -0.3 | 2,890,316 | 2,972,747 | 82,431 | 2.9 | 499 | 515 | 16 | 3.2 |
| Local Government | 565 | 587 | 23 | 4.0 | 12,577,552 | 13,313,479 | 735,927 | 5.9 | 428 | 436 | 8 | 1.8 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.