| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 1,954 | 1,965 | 11 | 0.6 | $35,203,403 | $36,966,561 | $1,763,158 | 5.0 | $346 | $362 | $15 | 4.4 |
| Private | 1,418 | 1,436 | 18 | 1.2 | $23,783,372 | $25,224,052 | $1,440,680 | 6.1 | $322 | $338 | $15 | 4.8 |
| -Agriculture | 54 | 52 | -1 | -2.3 | 614,934 | 611,701 | -3,233 | -0.5 | 221 | 225 | 4 | 1.9 |
| -Mining | 106 | 116 | 10 | 8.9 | 3,694,483 | 4,285,617 | 591,134 | 16.0 | 668 | 711 | 43 | 6.5 |
| -Construction | 86 | 71 | -15 | -17.8 | 1,604,600 | 1,377,443 | -227,157 | -14.2 | 359 | 375 | 16 | 4.5 |
| -Manufacturing | 39 | 38 | -1 | -2.8 | 546,081 | 528,922 | -17,159 | -3.1 | 270 | 269 | -1 | -0.4 |
| -TCPU* | 69 | 73 | 4 | 5.7 | 2,228,875 | 2,384,822 | 155,947 | 7.0 | 622 | 630 | 8 | 1.2 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 92 | 90 | -1 | -1.4 | 2,710,142 | 2,556,142 | -154,000 | -5.7 | 569 | 544 | -25 | -4.4 |
| -Retail Trade | 359 | 371 | 12 | 3.3 | 3,527,815 | 3,927,554 | 399,739 | 11.3 | 189 | 204 | 15 | 7.8 |
| -FIRE** | 70 | 62 | -9 | -12.3 | 1,444,158 | 1,369,430 | -74,728 | -5.2 | 395 | 428 | 32 | 8.2 |
| -Services | 544 | 564 | 20 | 3.6 | 7,412,284 | 8,182,421 | 770,137 | 10.4 | 262 | 279 | 17 | 6.5 |
| Total Government | 536 | 530 | -6 | -1.2 | $11,420,031 | $11,742,509 | $322,478 | 2.8 | $410 | $426 | $17 | 4.1 |
| -Federal Government | 15 | 14 | -1 | -5.5 | 561,840 | 566,607 | 4,767 | 0.8 | 712 | 760 | 48 | 6.7 |
| -State Government | 77 | 75 | -2 | -2.5 | 1,653,612 | 1,818,626 | 165,014 | 10.0 | 411 | 464 | 53 | 12.8 |
| -Local Government | 444 | 440 | -4 | -0.8 | 9,204,579 | 9,357,276 | 152,697 | 1.7 | 399 | 409 | 10 | 2.5 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.