| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 15,580 | 16,437 | 856 | 5.5 | $419,778,032 | $437,129,734 | $17,351,702 | 4.1 | $518 | $511 | -$7 | -1.3 |
| Private | 13,702 | 14,481 | 779 | 5.7 | $363,968,566 | $375,446,393 | $11,477,827 | 3.2 | $511 | $499 | -$12 | -2.4 |
| Agriculture | 237 | 263 | 26 | 10.9 | 4,561,086 | 5,528,640 | 967,554 | 21.2 | 370 | 405 | 34 | 9.3 |
| Mining - ND | ||||||||||||
| Construction | 2,104 | 2,437 | 333 | 15.8 | 65,884,638 | 79,237,751 | 13,353,113 | 20.3 | 602 | 625 | 23 | 3.8 |
| Manufacturing | 375 | 396 | 22 | 5.8 | 11,047,656 | 11,732,943 | 685,287 | 6.2 | 567 | 569 | 2 | 0.4 |
| TCPU* | 500 | 467 | -33 | -6.6 | 12,370,267 | 16,439,038 | 4,068,771 | 32.9 | 476 | 678 | 201 | 42.3 |
| Wholesale Trade | 127 | 163 | 36 | 28.1 | 6,641,740 | 10,201,657 | 3,559,917 | 53.6 | 1,003 | 1,202 | 199 | 19.9 |
| Retail Trade | 3,559 | 3,664 | 106 | 3.0 | 64,862,729 | 71,380,827 | 6,518,098 | 10.0 | 350 | 375 | 24 | 6.9 |
| FIRE** | 579 | 623 | 44 | 7.7 | 61,422,696 | 30,589,018 | -30,833,678 | -50.2 | 2,041 | 944 | -1,097 | -53.7 |
| Services | 6,218 | 6,464 | 246 | 4.0 | 135,893,667 | 148,985,524 | 13,091,857 | 9.6 | 420 | 443 | 23 | 5.5 |
| Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 1,878 | 1,955 | 77 | 4.1 | $55,809,466 | $61,683,341 | $5,873,875 | 10.5 | $572 | $607 | $35 | 6.2 |
| Federal Government | 418 | 427 | 9 | 2.0 | 14,467,504 | 16,858,759 | 2,391,255 | 16.5 | 665 | 760 | 95 | 14.2 |
| State Government | 83 | 84 | 1 | 1.2 | 2,787,586 | 2,910,832 | 123,246 | 4.4 | 644 | 664 | 20 | 3.2 |
| Local Government | 1,377 | 1,444 | 68 | 4.9 | 38,554,376 | 41,913,750 | 3,359,374 | 8.7 | 539 | 558 | 19 | 3.6 |
ND-Not disclosable.
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.