| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 6,276 | 6,322 | 47 | 0.7 | $144,733,132 | $145,165,338 | $432,206 | 0.3 | $444 | $442 | -$2 | -0.4 |
| Private | 4,413 | 4,459 | 46 | 1.0 | $98,053,553 | $97,767,002 | -$286,551 | -0.3 | $427 | $422 | -$6 | -1.3 |
| -Agriculture | 182 | 210 | 28 | 15.3 | 3,402,726 | 3,725,183 | 322,457 | 9.5 | 360 | 342 | -18 | -5.1 |
| -Mining | 314 | 252 | -63 | -19.9 | 14,715,661 | 11,405,562 | -3,310,099 | -22.5 | 901 | 872 | -29 | -3.2 |
| -Construction | 351 | 420 | 69 | 19.6 | 9,652,141 | 11,098,748 | 1,446,607 | 15.0 | 528 | 508 | -20 | -3.8 |
| -Manufacturing | 547 | 519 | -29 | -5.2 | 18,907,617 | 18,600,374 | -307,243 | -1.6 | 665 | 690 | 25 | 3.8 |
| -TCPU* | 263 | 245 | -18 | -6.7 | 8,927,017 | 8,263,754 | -663,263 | -7.4 | 653 | 648 | -5 | -0.8 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 136 | 132 | -4 | -2.8 | 3,781,358 | 3,513,586 | -267,772 | -7.1 | 534 | 511 | -23 | -4.4 |
| -Retail Trade | 1,399 | 1,432 | 33 | 2.4 | 17,061,458 | 18,137,571 | 1,076,113 | 6.3 | 235 | 244 | 9 | 3.9 |
| -FIRE** | 181 | 187 | 6 | 3.0 | 3,719,292 | 3,902,580 | 183,288 | 4.9 | 395 | 402 | 7 | 1.8 |
| -Services | 1,040 | 1,063 | 23 | 2.2 | 17,886,283 | 19,119,644 | 1,233,361 | 6.9 | 331 | 346 | 15 | 4.6 |
| Total Government | 1,863 | 1,864 | 1 | 0.1 | $46,679,579 | $47,398,336 | $718,757 | 1.5 | $482 | $489 | $7 | 1.5 |
| -Federal Government | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0.1 | 5,568,316 | 5,179,535 | -388,781 | -7.0 | 744 | 691 | -53 | -7.1 |
| -State Government | 496 | 482 | -14 | -2.9 | 13,152,871 | 13,356,424 | 203,553 | 1.5 | 510 | 533 | 23 | 4.6 |
| -Local Government | 1,222 | 1,237 | 15 | 1.2 | 27,958,392 | 28,862,377 | 903,985 | 3.2 | 440 | 449 | 9 | 2.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.