| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 10,544 | 10,849 | 306 | 2.9 | $232,150,729 | $254,651,220 | $22,500,491 | 9.7 | $423 | $451 | $28 | 6.6 |
| Private | 7,793 | 8,075 | 282 | 3.6 | $151,219,023 | $170,076,545 | $18,857,522 | 12.5 | $373 | $405 | $32 | 8.5 |
| Agriculture | 371 | 365 | -7 | -1.8 | 6,168,505 | 6,413,769 | 245,264 | 4.0 | 319 | 338 | 19 | 5.9 |
| Mining | 37 | 55 | 18 | 47.0 | 1,549,690 | 3,829,276 | 2,279,586 | 147.1 | 796 | 1,339 | 542 | 68.1 |
| Construction | 785 | 936 | 151 | 19.3 | 16,541,634 | 21,092,812 | 4,551,178 | 27.5 | 405 | 433 | 28 | 6.9 |
| Manufacturing | 424 | 437 | 13 | 3.1 | 10,574,816 | 10,865,933 | 291,117 | 2.8 | 480 | 478 | -2 | -0.4 |
| TCPU* | 384 | 392 | 7 | 1.9 | 10,715,825 | 11,513,567 | 797,742 | 7.4 | 536 | 565 | 29 | 5.4 |
| Wholesale Trade | 342 | 333 | -9 | -2.7 | 10,067,527 | 9,648,652 | -418,875 | -4.2 | 566 | 557 | -8 | -1.5 |
| Retail Trade | 2,389 | 2,410 | 22 | 0.9 | 31,546,633 | 33,431,313 | 1,884,680 | 6.0 | 254 | 267 | 13 | 5.0 |
| FIRE** | 461 | 453 | -8 | -1.7 | 14,129,921 | 17,659,276 | 3,529,355 | 25.0 | 590 | 750 | 160 | 27.1 |
| Services | 2,600 | 2,695 | 94 | 3.6 | 49,924,472 | 55,621,947 | 5,697,475 | 11.4 | 369 | 397 | 28 | 7.5 |
| Total Government | 2,750 | 2,775 | 24 | 0.9 | $80,931,706 | $84,574,675 | $3,642,969 | 4.5 | $566 | $586 | $20 | 3.6 |
| Federal Government | 609 | 600 | -10 | -1.6 | 27,447,816 | 28,028,854 | 581,038 | 2.1 | 867 | 899 | 32 | 3.7 |
| State Government | 321 | 325 | 4 | 1.3 | 8,846,008 | 9,134,896 | 288,888 | 3.3 | 531 | 541 | 10 | 1.9 |
| Local Government | 1,821 | 1,850 | 30 | 1.6 | 44,637,882 | 47,410,925 | 2,773,043 | 6.2 | 471 | 493 | 21 | 4.5 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.