| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 2,169 | 2,194 | 25 | 1.2 | $48,951,038 | $55,304,655 | $6,353,617 | 13.0 | $434 | $485 | $51 | 11.7 |
| Private | 1,491 | 1,497 | 6 | 0.4 | $34,573,506 | $39,275,847 | $4,702,341 | 13.6 | $446 | $505 | $59 | 13.1 |
| Agriculture | 15 | 12 | -3 | -19.1 | 195,391 | 150,193 | -45,198 | -23.1 | 253 | 241 | -13 | -5.0 |
| Mining | 278 | 293 | 15 | 5.4 | 10,761,700 | 14,586,362 | 3,824,662 | 35.5 | 744 | 957 | 213 | 28.6 |
| Construction | 71 | 83 | 12 | 16.6 | 1,310,688 | 1,789,719 | 479,031 | 36.5 | 355 | 416 | 61 | 17.1 |
| Manufacturing | 207 | 188 | -19 | -9.0 | 6,902,042 | 7,642,983 | 740,941 | 10.7 | 642 | 781 | 139 | 21.7 |
| TCPU* | 151 | 142 | -9 | -6.0 | 5,093,389 | 4,549,718 | -543,671 | -10.7 | 650 | 618 | -32 | -5.0 |
| Wholesale Trade | 22 | 25 | 3 | 12.4 | 409,362 | 443,315 | 33,953 | 8.3 | 355 | 342 | -13 | -3.7 |
| Retail Trade | 390 | 396 | 6 | 1.5 | 4,316,784 | 4,463,964 | 147,180 | 3.4 | 213 | 217 | 4 | 1.9 |
| FIRE** | 63 | 70 | 7 | 10.7 | 1,337,982 | 1,447,339 | 109,357 | 8.2 | 410 | 400 | -10 | -2.3 |
| Services | 294 | 288 | -6 | -2.0 | 4,246,168 | 4,202,254 | -43,914 | -1.0 | 278 | 280 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Total Government | 678 | 698 | 19 | 2.9 | $14,377,532 | $16,028,808 | $1,651,276 | 11.5 | $408 | $442 | $34 | 8.4 |
| Federal Government | 60 | 62 | 2 | 3.3 | 1,938,237 | 2,208,158 | 269,921 | 13.9 | 620 | 683 | 64 | 10.3 |
| State Government | 100 | 111 | 11 | 11.3 | 2,673,719 | 3,060,592 | 386,873 | 14.5 | 514 | 529 | 15 | 2.9 |
| Local Government | 518 | 524 | 6 | 1.2 | 9,765,576 | 10,760,058 | 994,482 | 10.2 | 362 | 395 | 32 | 8.9 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.