Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
Total | 16,810 | 17,346 | 536 | 3.2 | $525,505,216 | $556,255,804 | $30,750,588 | 5.9 | $601 | $617 | $16 | 2.6 |
Private | 13,709 | 14,232 | 523 | 3.8 | $447,027,518 | $474,729,014 | $27,701,496 | 6.2 | $627 | $641 | $14 | 2.3 |
-Agriculture | 113 | 112 | -2 | -1.5 | 1,471,276 | 1,645,392 | 174,116 | 11.8 | 250 | 283 | 34 | 13.5 |
-Mining | 4,236 | 4,414 | 178 | 4.2 | 227,391,919 | 235,414,934 | 8,023,015 | 3.5 | 1,032 | 1,026 | -7 | -0.6 |
-Construction | 1,491 | 1,681 | 191 | 12.8 | 43,340,964 | 51,340,322 | 7,999,358 | 18.5 | 559 | 587 | 28 | 5.0 |
-Manufacturing | 487 | 504 | 17 | 3.5 | 17,258,021 | 18,706,720 | 1,448,699 | 8.4 | 681 | 714 | 33 | 4.8 |
-TCPU* | 785 | 749 | -37 | -4.6 | 24,464,477 | 24,667,732 | 203,255 | 0.8 | 599 | 634 | 34 | 5.7 |
-Wholesale Trade | 772 | 798 | 26 | 3.4 | 28,648,700 | 30,565,125 | 1,916,425 | 6.7 | 713 | 736 | 23 | 3.2 |
-Retail Trade | 2,774 | 2,844 | 70 | 2.5 | 39,216,011 | 42,483,772 | 3,267,761 | 8.3 | 272 | 287 | 15 | 5.7 |
-FIRE** | 368 | 387 | 19 | 5.3 | 9,418,587 | 11,546,678 | 2,128,091 | 22.6 | 493 | 574 | 81 | 16.4 |
-Services | 2,683 | 2,742 | 60 | 2.2 | 55,817,563 | 58,358,339 | 2,540,776 | 4.6 | 400 | 409 | 9 | 2.3 |
Total Government | 3,101 | 3,114 | 13 | 0.4 | $78,477,698 | $81,526,790 | $3,049,092 | 3.9 | $487 | $503 | $17 | 3.4 |
-Federal Government | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0.1 | 3,204,218 | 3,322,040 | 117,822 | 3.7 | 720 | 746 | 26 | 3.6 |
-State Government | 160 | 162 | 2 | 1.2 | 4,172,280 | 4,656,297 | 484,017 | 11.6 | 500 | 551 | 51 | 10.2 |
-Local Government | 2,855 | 2,866 | 11 | 0.4 | 71,101,200 | 73,548,453 | 2,447,253 | 3.4 | 479 | 494 | 15 | 3.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.