| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 13,286 | 13,757 | 472 | 3.6 | $295,360,369 | $312,905,925 | $17,545,556 | 5.9 | $428 | $437 | $10 | 2.3 |
| Private | 9,813 | 10,215 | 402 | 4.1 | $208,995,090 | $221,384,561 | $12,389,471 | 5.9 | $410 | $417 | $7 | 1.8 |
| -Agriculture | 134 | 141 | 8 | 5.6 | 1,879,858 | 1,912,977 | 33,119 | 1.8 | 270 | 260 | -10 | -3.6 |
| -Mining | 457 | 436 | -21 | -4.7 | 19,736,898 | 16,859,674 | -2,877,224 | -14.6 | 831 | 744 | -87 | -10.4 |
| -Construction | 959 | 1,214 | 255 | 26.5 | 22,532,633 | 32,580,292 | 10,047,659 | 44.6 | 452 | 516 | 64 | 14.3 |
| -Manufacturing | 649 | 639 | -10 | -1.6 | 13,047,415 | 13,019,776 | -27,639 | -0.2 | 387 | 392 | 5 | 1.4 |
| -TCPU* | 672 | 687 | 15 | 2.3 | 21,175,546 | 22,777,827 | 1,602,281 | 7.6 | 606 | 637 | 31 | 5.2 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 272 | 256 | -16 | -5.9 | 5,477,043 | 5,533,836 | 56,793 | 1.0 | 387 | 415 | 29 | 7.4 |
| -Retail Trade | 2,780 | 2,844 | 64 | 2.3 | 48,521,652 | 43,831,470 | -4,690,182 | -9.7 | 336 | 296 | -39 | -11.7 |
| -FIRE** | 341 | 322 | -19 | -5.7 | 8,031,878 | 8,223,838 | 191,960 | 2.4 | 453 | 492 | 39 | 8.5 |
| -Services | 3,549 | 3,677 | 128 | 3.6 | 68,592,167 | 76,644,871 | 8,052,704 | 11.7 | 372 | 401 | 29 | 7.9 |
| Total Government | 3,473 | 3,543 | 70 | 2.0 | $86,365,279 | $91,521,364 | $5,156,085 | 6.0 | $478 | $497 | $19 | 3.9 |
| -Federal Government | 425 | 446 | 22 | 5.1 | 15,401,121 | 16,834,641 | 1,433,520 | 9.3 | 697 | 725 | 28 | 4.0 |
| -State Government | 881 | 872 | -9 | -1.1 | 21,532,590 | 22,712,082 | 1,179,492 | 5.5 | 470 | 501 | 31 | 6.6 |
| -Local Government | 2,167 | 2,225 | 58 | 2.7 | 49,431,568 | 51,974,641 | 2,543,073 | 5.1 | 439 | 449 | 11 | 2.4 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.