| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 7,884 | 7,971 | 86 | 1.1 | $192,265,597 | $196,797,960 | $4,532,363 | 2.4 | $469 | $475 | $6 | 1.2 |
| Private | 5,879 | 5,944 | 65 | 1.1 | $143,415,968 | $146,860,995 | $3,445,027 | 2.4 | $469 | $475 | $6 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture | 57 | 49 | -8 | -14.2 | 934,679 | 891,558 | -43,121 | -4.6 | 317 | 352 | 36 | 11.2 |
| Mining | 653 | 647 | -6 | -0.9 | 34,141,224 | 32,562,014 | -1,579,210 | -4.6 | 1,006 | 968 | -38 | -3.8 |
| Construction | 533 | 558 | 25 | 4.6 | 15,404,505 | 16,885,909 | 1,481,404 | 9.6 | 556 | 582 | 26 | 4.8 |
| Manufacturing | 292 | 343 | 50 | 17.3 | 7,875,679 | 9,943,854 | 2,068,175 | 26.3 | 518 | 558 | 40 | 7.7 |
| TCPU* | 490 | 492 | 2 | 0.5 | 19,797,835 | 20,444,802 | 646,967 | 3.3 | 778 | 799 | 22 | 2.8 |
| Wholesale Trade | 159 | 156 | -3 | -1.8 | 4,663,570 | 5,031,674 | 368,104 | 7.9 | 566 | 622 | 56 | 9.9 |
| Retail Trade | 1,711 | 1,726 | 15 | 0.9 | 21,452,179 | 22,106,871 | 654,692 | 3.1 | 241 | 246 | 5 | 2.1 |
| FIRE** | 173 | 165 | -8 | -4.7 | 4,125,983 | 4,087,744 | -38,239 | -0.9 | 458 | 476 | 18 | 4.0 |
| Services | 1,812 | 1,810 | -2 | -0.1 | 35,020,314 | 34,906,569 | -113,745 | -0.3 | 372 | 371 | -1 | -0.2 |
| Total Government | 2,006 | 2,027 | 21 | 1.0 | $48,849,629 | $49,936,965 | $1,087,336 | 2.2 | $468 | $474 | $5 | 1.2 |
| Federal Government | 78 | 85 | 7 | 8.3 | 2,593,883 | 2,852,469 | 258,586 | 10.0 | 638 | 648 | 10 | 1.5 |
| State Government | 557 | 548 | -9 | -1.7 | 14,224,915 | 14,327,446 | 102,531 | 0.7 | 491 | 503 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Local Government | 1,371 | 1,394 | 24 | 1.7 | 32,030,831 | 32,757,050 | 726,219 | 2.3 | 449 | 452 | 2 | 0.5 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.