| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 34,619 | 35,409 | 789 | 2.3 | $841,023,094 | $893,470,775 | $52,447,681 | 6.2 | $467 | $485 | $18 | 3.9 |
| Private | 23,757 | 24,435 | 679 | 2.9 | $524,004,376 | $564,746,568 | $40,742,192 | 7.8 | $424 | $444 | $20 | 4.8 |
| -Agriculture | 374 | 379 | 4 | 1.1 | 6,696,176 | 6,762,658 | 66,482 | 1.0 | 344 | 344 | 0 | -0.1 |
| -Mining | 93 | 94 | 1 | 1.4 | 3,157,156 | 3,115,860 | -41,296 | -1.3 | 655 | 637 | -18 | -2.7 |
| -Construction | 2,167 | 2,327 | 161 | 7.4 | 54,061,879 | 60,926,417 | 6,864,538 | 12.7 | 480 | 503 | 24 | 4.9 |
| -Manufacturing | 1,699 | 1,644 | -56 | -3.3 | 54,770,361 | 55,021,380 | 251,019 | 0.5 | 620 | 644 | 24 | 3.9 |
| -TCPU* | 1,757 | 1,996 | 239 | 13.6 | 53,145,402 | 61,522,013 | 8,376,611 | 15.8 | 582 | 593 | 11 | 1.9 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 829 | 827 | -2 | -0.2 | 26,913,768 | 27,586,417 | 672,649 | 2.5 | 625 | 642 | 17 | 2.7 |
| -Retail Trade | 7,651 | 7,711 | 60 | 0.8 | 114,704,407 | 123,363,247 | 8,658,840 | 7.5 | 288 | 308 | 19 | 6.7 |
| -FIRE** | 2,195 | 1,703 | -493 | -22.4 | 60,900,272 | 51,816,560 | -9,083,712 | -14.9 | 533 | 585 | 52 | 9.7 |
| -Services | 6,992 | 7,755 | 764 | 10.9 | 149,654,955 | 174,632,016 | 24,977,061 | 16.7 | 412 | 433 | 21 | 5.2 |
| Total Government | 10,863 | 10,974 | 111 | 1.0 | $317,018,718 | $328,724,207 | $11,705,489 | 3.7 | $561 | $576 | $15 | 2.6 |
| -Federal Government | 2,441 | 2,427 | -14 | -0.6 | 93,239,578 | 93,160,925 | -78,653 | -0.1 | 735 | 738 | 4 | 0.5 |
| -State Government | 3,274 | 3,277 | 2 | 0.1 | 101,217,922 | 105,930,844 | 4,712,922 | 4.7 | 594 | 622 | 27 | 4.6 |
| -Local Government | 5,148 | 5,270 | 123 | 2.4 | 122,561,218 | 129,632,438 | 7,071,220 | 5.8 | 458 | 473 | 15 | 3.3 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.