|   | 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 | 7,996 | 8,114 | 118 | 1.5 | $182,800,218 | $195,454,185 | $12,653,967 | 6.9 | $440 | $463 | $24 | 5.4 |
| Private | 5,915 | 6,141 | 227 | 3.8 | $137,571,077 | $148,890,396 | $11,319,319 | 8.2 | $447 | $466 | $19 | 4.2 |
| --Agriculture | 48 | 50 | 2 | 4.2 | 820,722 | 893,578 | 72,856 | 8.9 | 329 | 344 | 15 | 4.5 |
| --Mining | 695 | 808 | 113 | 16.2 | 33,642,277 | 39,025,110 | 5,382,833 | 16.0 | 931 | 929 | -1 | -0.2 |
| --Construction | 634 | 631 | -2 | -0.4 | 18,212,517 | 18,168,342 | -44,175 | -0.2 | 553 | 554 | 1 | 0.1 |
| --Manufacturing | 224 | 281 | 57 | 25.5 | 6,003,855 | 7,275,605 | 1,271,750 | 21.2 | 516 | 498 | -18 | -3.5 |
| --TCPU | 483 | 465 | -18 | -3.8 | 17,649,239 | 17,964,319 | 315,080 | 1.8 | 703 | 744 | 41 | 5.8 |
| --Wholesale Trade | 179 | 173 | -6 | -3.1 | 5,196,554 | 5,527,663 | 331,109 | 6.4 | 559 | 614 | 55 | 9.8 |
| --Retail Trade | 1,684 | 1,688 | 4 | 0.2 | 19,698,144 | 20,746,680 | 1,048,536 | 5.3 | 225 | 236 | 11 | 5.1 |
| --FIRE | 168 | 186 | 18 | 10.7 | 3,837,045 | 4,472,602 | 635,557 | 16.6 | 440 | 464 | 23 | 5.3 |
| --Services | 1,801 | 1,860 | 59 | 3.3 | 32,510,724 | 34,816,497 | 2,305,773 | 7.1 | 347 | 360 | 13 | 3.7 |
| Total Gov't | 2,081 | 1,973 | -108 | -5.2 | $45,229,141 | $46,563,789 | $1,334,648 | 3.0 | $418 | $454 | $36 | 8.6 |
| --Federal Gov't | 82 | 78 | -4 | -4.5 | 2,676,167 | 2,609,651 | -66,516 | -2.5 | 627 | 640 | 13 | 2.1 |
| --State Gov't | 558 | 554 | -5 | -0.9 | 12,863,229 | 13,248,990 | 385,761 | 3.0 | 443 | 460 | 17 | 3.9 |
| --Local Gov't | 1,441 | 1,341 | -100 | -6.9 | 29,689,745 | 30,705,148 | 1,015,403 | 3.4 | 396 | 440 | 44 | 11.1 |
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