| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 49,151 | 49,730 | 579 | 1.2 | $1,333,966,201 | $1,412,528,956 | $78,562,755 | 5.9 | $522 | $546 | $24 | 4.7 |
| Private | 39,667 | 39,990 | 323 | 0.8 | $1,090,998,561 | $1,157,161,817 | $66,163,256 | 6.1 | $529 | $556 | $28 | 5.2 |
| -Agriculture | 430 | 469 | 39 | 9.0 | 7,090,576 | 8,249,989 | 1,159,413 | 16.4 | 317 | 339 | 21 | 6.8 |
| -Mining | 5,386 | 5,016 | -371 | -6.9 | 282,953,822 | 277,001,425 | -5,952,397 | -2.1 | 1,010 | 1,062 | 52 | 5.1 |
| -Construction | 4,527 | 4,728 | 200 | 4.4 | 132,388,517 | 146,053,350 | 13,664,833 | 10.3 | 562 | 594 | 32 | 5.6 |
| -Manufacturing | 2,575 | 2,560 | -15 | -0.6 | 112,902,684 | 107,628,302 | -5,274,382 | -4.7 | 843 | 809 | -35 | -4.1 |
| -TCPU* | 2,842 | 2,811 | -31 | -1.1 | 110,893,977 | 111,149,696 | 255,719 | 0.2 | 750 | 760 | 10 | 1.3 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 930 | 899 | -31 | -3.3 | 29,635,801 | 29,678,490 | 42,689 | 0.1 | 613 | 635 | 22 | 3.6 |
| -Retail Trade | 10,199 | 10,276 | 77 | 0.8 | 148,009,812 | 155,285,771 | 7,275,959 | 4.9 | 279 | 291 | 12 | 4.1 |
| -FIRE** | 1,529 | 1,466 | -63 | -4.1 | 52,858,623 | 84,122,656 | 31,264,033 | 59.1 | 665 | 1,103 | 439 | 66.0 |
| -Services | 11,248 | 11,766 | 518 | 4.6 | 214,264,749 | 237,992,138 | 23,727,389 | 11.1 | 366 | 389 | 23 | 6.2 |
| Total Government | 9,485 | 9,740 | -256 | 2.7 | $242,967,640 | $255,367,139 | $12,399,499 | 5.1 | $493 | $504 | $12 | 2.3 |
| -Federal Government | 942 | 966 | -24 | 2.6 | 34,790,076 | 34,368,810 | -421,266 | -1.2 | 710 | 684 | -26 | -3.7 |
| -State Government | 1,072 | 1,075 | -3 | 0.3 | 27,675,427 | 29,387,982 | 1,712,555 | 6.2 | 497 | 526 | 29 | 5.9 |
| -Local Government | 7,471 | 7,700 | -228 | 3.1 | 180,502,137 | 191,610,347 | 11,108,210 | 6.2 | 465 | 479 | 14 | 3.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.