| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 1,830 | 1,854 | 24 | 1.3 | $38,810,218 | $40,675,717 | $1,865,499 | 4.8 | $408 | $422 | $14 | 3.4 |
| Private | 1,201 | 1,232 | 31 | 2.5 | $24,917,857 | $26,398,716 | $1,480,859 | 5.9 | $399 | $412 | $13 | 3.3 |
| -Agriculture | 15 | 23 | 7 | 48.4 | 291,815 | 425,025 | 133,210 | 45.6 | 370 | 363 | -7 | -1.8 |
| -Mining | 177 | 193 | 17 | 9.4 | 5,861,706 | 6,371,732 | 510,026 | 8.7 | 638 | 634 | -4 | -0.6 |
| -Construction | 106 | 102 | -4 | -3.9 | 2,463,433 | 2,628,489 | 165,056 | 6.7 | 448 | 498 | 50 | 11.1 |
| -Manufacturing | 209 | 204 | -5 | -2.2 | 5,498,593 | 5,666,963 | 168,370 | 3.1 | 507 | 534 | 27 | 5.4 |
| -TCPU* | 130 | 131 | 0 | 0.2 | 4,102,980 | 4,065,076 | -37,904 | -0.9 | 606 | 599 | -7 | -1.1 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 27 | 31 | 4 | 14.4 | 523,169 | 662,628 | 139,459 | 26.7 | 369 | 409 | 40 | 10.7 |
| -Retail Trade | 300 | 293 | -7 | -2.4 | 3,022,402 | 3,020,535 | -1,867 | -0.1 | 193 | 198 | 5 | 2.4 |
| -FIRE** | 49 | 50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1,005,234 | 1,031,873 | 26,639 | 2.7 | 393 | 400 | 8 | 2.0 |
| -Services | 188 | 206 | 18 | 9.7 | 2,148,525 | 2,526,395 | 377,870 | 17.6 | 220 | 236 | 16 | 7.2 |
| Total Government | 629 | 623 | -7 | -1.0 | $13,892,361 | $14,277,001 | $384,640 | 2.8 | $425 | $441 | $16 | 3.8 |
| -Federal Government | 78 | 73 | -5 | -6.6 | 2,179,601 | 2,144,033 | -35,568 | -1.6 | 535 | 564 | 28 | 5.3 |
| -State Government | 85 | 86 | 1 | 1.3 | 2,084,413 | 2,190,507 | 106,094 | 5.1 | 472 | 490 | 18 | 3.8 |
| -Local Government | 466 | 463 | -2 | -0.5 | 9,628,347 | 9,942,461 | 314,114 | 3.3 | 398 | 413 | 15 | 3.8 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.