| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 19,070 | 18,682 | -388 | -2.0 | $628,151,195 | $638,376,030 | $10,224,835 | 1.6 | $633 | $657 | $24 | 3.7 |
| Private | 15,148 | 14,757 | -391 | -2.6 | $523,600,118 | $531,238,378 | $7,638,260 | 1.5 | $665 | $692 | $28 | 4.1 |
| Agriculture | 52 | 47 | -6 | -10.7 | 910,694 | 513,257 | -397,437 | -43.6 | 336 | 212 | -124 | -36.9 |
| Mining | 3,668 | 3,363 | -304 | -8.3 | 211,825,704 | 202,098,669 | -9,727,035 | -4.6 | 1,111 | 1,156 | 45 | 4.0 |
| Construction | 1,249 | 1,071 | -178 | -14.3 | 40,317,715 | 35,522,516 | -4,795,199 | -11.9 | 621 | 638 | 17 | 2.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,383 | 1,574 | 191 | 13.8 | 77,075,620 | 94,930,886 | 17,855,266 | 23.2 | 1,072 | 1,160 | 88 | 8.2 |
| TCPU* | 1,354 | 1,290 | -64 | -4.8 | 57,793,604 | 57,699,111 | -94,493 | -0.2 | 821 | 860 | 40 | 4.8 |
| Wholesale Trade | 535 | 507 | -27 | -5.1 | 16,499,329 | 16,232,781 | -266,548 | -1.6 | 594 | 615 | 22 | 3.6 |
| Retail Trade | 3,538 | 3,536 | -2 | -0.1 | 51,704,643 | 53,397,207 | 1,692,564 | 3.3 | 281 | 290 | 9 | 3.3 |
| FIRE** | 514 | 481 | -33 | -6.4 | 14,206,728 | 13,450,478 | -756,250 | -5.3 | 532 | 538 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Services | 2,856 | 2,889 | 33 | 1.1 | 53,266,081 | 57,393,473 | 4,127,392 | 7.7 | 359 | 382 | 23 | 6.5 |
| Total Government | 3,923 | 3,925 | 3 | 0.1 | $104,551,077 | $107,137,652 | $2,586,575 | 2.5 | $513 | $525 | $12 | 2.4 |
| Federal Government | 263 | 268 | 5 | 1.8 | 10,231,778 | 11,100,309 | 868,531 | 8.5 | 747 | 796 | 49 | 6.5 |
| State Government | 247 | 255 | 8 | 3.4 | 7,053,283 | 7,560,815 | 507,532 | 7.2 | 550 | 570 | 20 | 3.7 |
| Local Government | 3,412 | 3,402 | -11 | -0.3 | 87,266,016 | 88,476,528 | 1,210,512 | 1.4 | 492 | 500 | 8 | 1.7 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.