|   | 1997 Average Employment | 1998 Average Employment | Change Number | Change % | 1997 Total Payroll | 1998 Total Payroll | Change Number | Change % | Avg. Wkly Wage 1997 | Avg. Wkly Wage 1998 | Change Number | Change % | Total | 14,095 | 14,695 | 600 | 4.3 | $319,075,059 | $345,511,884 | $26,436,825 | 8.3 | $435 | $452 | $17 | 3.9 |
| Private | 12,357 | 12,887 | 530 | 4.3 | $270,051,079 | $292,663,591 | $22,612,512 | 8.4 | $420 | $437 | $16 | 3.9 |
| --Agriculture | 224 | 222 | -2 | -0.9 | 3,468,018 | 3,953,296 | 485,278 | 14.0 | 298 | 343 | 45 | 15.0 |
| --Mining-ND |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| --Construction | 1,576 | 1,776 | 200 | 12.7 | 42,921,328 | 51,363,193 | 8,441,865 | 19.7 | 524 | 556 | 33 | 6.2 |
| --Manufacturing | 349 | 365 | 16 | 4.5 | 10,958,281 | 11,411,736 | 453,455 | 4.1 | 603 | 602 | -2 | -0.3 |
| --TCPU | 486 | 482 | -4 | -0.9 | 11,685,013 | 12,082,657 | 397,644 | 3.4 | 462 | 482 | 20 | 4.3 |
| --Wholesale Trade | 152 | 123 | -29 | -19.3 | 5,271,668 | 4,949,702 | -321,966 | -6.1 | 666 | 775 | 109 | 16.3 |
| --Retail Trade | 3,395 | 3,543 | 148 | 4.4 | 56,200,047 | 61,111,279 | 4,911,232 | 8.7 | 318 | 332 | 13 | 4.2 |
| --FIRE | 551 | 588 | 37 | 6.7 | 30,816,881 | 28,750,170 | -2,066,711 | -6.7 | 1,075 | 940 | -136 | -12.6 |
| --Services | 5,619 | 5,784 | 165 | 2.9 | 107,995,946 | 118,022,704 | 10,026,758 | 9.3 | 370 | 392 | 23 | 6.2 |
| --Nonclassified-ND |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total Gov't | 1,738 | 1,808 | 70 | 4.0 | $49,023,980 | $52,848,293 | $3,824,313 | 7.8 | $542 | $562 | $20 | 3.7 |
| --Federal Gov't | 358 | 396 | 38 | 10.6 | 12,788,209 | 14,491,658 | 1,703,449 | 13.3 | 687 | 703 | 17 | 2.4 |
| --State Gov't | 89 | 88 | -1 | -1.0 | 2,539,548 | 2,735,827 | 196,279 | 7.7 | 551 | 600 | 49 | 8.9 |
| --Local Gov't | 1,292 | 1,324 | 32 | 2.5 | 33,696,223 | 35,620,808 | 1,924,585 | 5.7 | 502 | 517 | 16 | 3.1 |
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