| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 2,112 | 2,181 | 69 | 3.3 | $46,708,200 | $53,958,437 | $7,250,237 | 15.5 | $425 | $476 | $50 | 11.9 |
| Private | 1,538 | 1,550 | 13 | 0.8 | $32,232,840 | $38,045,204 | $5,812,364 | 18.0 | $403 | $472 | $69 | 17.1 |
| Agriculture | 94 | 83 | -10 | -11.0 | 1,468,317 | 1,396,748 | -71,569 | -4.9 | 301 | 322 | 21 | 6.9 |
| Mining | 242 | 206 | -36 | -14.9 | 9,102,875 | 11,703,907 | 2,601,032 | 28.6 | 723 | 1,093 | 370 | 51.2 |
| Construction | 209 | 253 | 45 | 21.5 | 4,904,268 | 6,631,153 | 1,726,885 | 35.2 | 452 | 503 | 51 | 11.3 |
| Manufacturing | 48 | 50 | 2 | 4.2 | 690,922 | 788,195 | 97,273 | 14.1 | 276 | 303 | 26 | 9.5 |
| TCPU* | 63 | 62 | -1 | -1.1 | 2,023,382 | 2,100,208 | 76,826 | 3.8 | 618 | 648 | 30 | 4.9 |
| Wholesale Trade | 25 | 29 | 4 | 16.2 | 617,214 | 683,563 | 66,349 | 10.7 | 480 | 457 | -22 | -4.7 |
| Retail Trade | 438 | 422 | -16 | -3.6 | 5,152,974 | 5,367,245 | 214,271 | 4.2 | 226 | 245 | 18 | 8.1 |
| FIRE** | 61 | 67 | 6 | 10.0 | 1,623,496 | 1,850,101 | 226,605 | 14.0 | 511 | 530 | 19 | 3.6 |
| Services | 359 | 378 | 19 | 5.2 | 6,649,392 | 7,524,084 | 874,692 | 13.2 | 356 | 383 | 27 | 7.5 |
| Total Government | 574 | 631 | 57 | 9.9 | $14,475,360 | $15,913,233 | $1,437,873 | 9.9 | $485 | $485 | $0 | 0.1 |
| Federal Government | 96 | 97 | 1 | 1.0 | 3,509,083 | 3,927,765 | 418,682 | 11.9 | 705 | 781 | 76 | 10.8 |
| State Government | 67 | 69 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,892,218 | 1,991,929 | 99,711 | 5.3 | 540 | 557 | 17 | 3.2 |
| Local Government | 411 | 465 | 54 | 13.2 | 9,074,059 | 9,993,539 | 919,480 | 10.1 | 424 | 413 | -11 | -2.7 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.