| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 2,052 | 2,112 | 60 | 2.9 | $44,858,238 | $46,708,200 | $1,849,962 | 4.1 | $420 | $425 | $5 | 1.2 |
| Private | 1,501 | 1,538 | 37 | 2.5 | $31,009,048 | $32,232,840 | $1,223,792 | 3.9 | $397 | $403 | $6 | 1.4 |
| -Agriculture | 85 | 94 | 8 | 9.9 | 1,267,884 | 1,468,317 | 200,433 | 15.8 | 286 | 301 | 15 | 5.4 |
| -Mining | 284 | 242 | -42 | -14.9 | 10,638,572 | 9,102,875 | -1,535,697 | -14.4 | 720 | 723 | 4 | 0.5 |
| -Construction | 183 | 209 | 25 | 13.8 | 3,613,131 | 4,904,268 | 1,291,137 | 35.7 | 379 | 452 | 73 | 19.2 |
| -Manufacturing | 38 | 48 | 11 | 27.9 | 543,613 | 690,922 | 147,309 | 27.1 | 278 | 276 | -2 | -0.7 |
| -TCPU* | 70 | 63 | -7 | -10.1 | 2,217,948 | 2,023,382 | -194,566 | -8.8 | 609 | 618 | 9 | 1.5 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 31 | 25 | -6 | -19.1 | 667,235 | 617,214 | -50,021 | -7.5 | 420 | 480 | 60 | 14.3 |
| -Retail Trade | 412 | 438 | 25 | 6.1 | 4,692,462 | 5,152,974 | 460,512 | 9.8 | 219 | 226 | 8 | 3.5 |
| -FIRE** | 54 | 61 | 8 | 14.2 | 1,592,524 | 1,623,496 | 30,972 | 1.9 | 572 | 511 | -61 | -10.7 |
| -Services | 344 | 359 | 15 | 4.5 | 5,775,679 | 6,649,392 | 873,713 | 15.1 | 323 | 356 | 33 | 10.2 |
| Total Government | 551 | 574 | 23 | 4.1 | $13,849,190 | $14,475,360 | $626,170 | 4.5 | $483 | $485 | $2 | 0.4 |
| -Federal Government | 93 | 96 | 3 | 2.8 | 3,391,328 | 3,509,083 | 117,755 | 3.5 | 701 | 705 | 5 | 0.7 |
| -State Government | 61 | 67 | 7 | 11.0 | 1,765,575 | 1,892,218 | 126,643 | 7.2 | 559 | 540 | -19 | -3.4 |
| -Local Government | 398 | 411 | 14 | 3.4 | 8,692,287 | 9,074,059 | 381,772 | 4.4 | 420 | 424 | 4 | 1.0 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.