| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 33,727 | 34,554 | 827 | 2.5 | $882,329,592 | $929,497,642 | $47,168,050 | 5.3 | $503 | $517 | $14 | 2.8 |
| Private | 25,805 | 26,644 | 839 | 3.3 | $679,500,996 | $720,382,467 | $40,881,471 | 6.0 | $506 | $520 | $14 | 2.7 |
| -Agriculture | 547 | 562 | 14 | 2.6 | 8,268,791 | 8,989,805 | 721,014 | 8.7 | 291 | 308 | 17 | 5.9 |
| -Mining | 4,794 | 5,015 | 221 | 4.6 | 245,377,390 | 257,574,773 | 12,197,383 | 5.0 | 984 | 988 | 3 | 0.4 |
| -Construction | 2,574 | 2,828 | 254 | 9.9 | 65,108,572 | 75,812,277 | 10,703,705 | 16.4 | 486 | 516 | 29 | 6.0 |
| -Manufacturing | 1,422 | 1,464 | 42 | 2.9 | 41,355,980 | 44,658,663 | 3,302,683 | 8.0 | 559 | 587 | 27 | 4.9 |
| -TCPU* | 1,496 | 1,495 | -1 | -0.1 | 45,430,095 | 46,571,070 | 1,140,975 | 2.5 | 584 | 599 | 15 | 2.6 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 1,229 | 1,264 | 36 | 2.9 | 40,200,502 | 43,058,250 | 2,857,748 | 7.1 | 629 | 655 | 26 | 4.1 |
| -Retail Trade | 6,384 | 6,580 | 197 | 3.1 | 82,841,705 | 88,739,139 | 5,897,434 | 7.1 | 250 | 259 | 10 | 3.9 |
| -FIRE** | 1,030 | 1,078 | 48 | 4.6 | 31,155,985 | 31,040,452 | -115,533 | -0.4 | 582 | 554 | -28 | -4.8 |
| -Services | 6,330 | 6,359 | 29 | 0.5 | 119,761,976 | 123,938,038 | 4,176,062 | 3.5 | 364 | 375 | 11 | 3.0 |
| Total Government | 7,922 | 7,910 | -12 | -0.1 | $202,828,596 | $209,115,175 | $6,286,579 | 3.1 | $492 | $508 | $16 | 3.3 |
| -Federal Government | 915 | 897 | -18 | -1.9 | 37,074,265 | 37,386,404 | 312,139 | 0.8 | 779 | 801 | 22 | 2.8 |
| -State Government | 772 | 780 | 9 | 1.1 | 19,940,841 | 21,256,847 | 1,316,006 | 6.6 | 497 | 524 | 27 | 5.4 |
| -Local Government | 6,235 | 6,232 | -3 | 0.0 | 145,813,490 | 150,471,924 | 4,658,434 | 3.2 | 450 | 464 | 15 | 3.2 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.