| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 14,695 | 15,580 | 885 | 6.0 | $345,511,884 | $419,778,032 | $74,266,148 | 21.5 | $452 | $518 | $66 | 14.6 |
| Private | 12,887 | 13,702 | 815 | 6.3 | $292,663,591 | $363,968,566 | $71,304,975 | 24.4 | $437 | $511 | $74 | 17.0 |
| -Agriculture | 222 | 237 | 15 | 6.7 | 3,953,296 | 4,561,086 | 607,790 | 15.4 | 343 | 370 | 28 | 8.1 |
| -Mining - ND | ||||||||||||
| -Construction | 1,776 | 2,104 | 328 | 18.5 | 51,363,193 | 65,884,638 | 14,521,445 | 28.3 | 556 | 602 | 46 | 8.3 |
| -Manufacturing | 365 | 375 | 10 | 2.7 | 11,411,736 | 11,047,656 | -364,080 | -3.2 | 602 | 567 | -34 | -5.7 |
| -TCPU* | 482 | 500 | 18 | 3.7 | 12,082,657 | 12,370,267 | 287,610 | 2.4 | 482 | 476 | -6 | -1.3 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 123 | 127 | 5 | 3.7 | 4,949,702 | 6,641,740 | 1,692,038 | 34.2 | 775 | 1,003 | 228 | 29.4 |
| -Retail Trade | 3,543 | 3,559 | 16 | 0.4 | 61,111,279 | 64,862,729 | 3,751,450 | 6.1 | 332 | 350 | 19 | 5.7 |
| -FIRE** | 588 | 579 | -10 | -1.6 | 28,750,170 | 61,422,696 | 32,672,526 | 113.6 | 940 | 2,041 | 1,101 | 117.1 |
| -Services | 5,784 | 6,218 | 433 | 7.5 | 118,022,704 | 135,893,667 | 17,870,963 | 15.1 | 392 | 420 | 28 | 7.1 |
| -Nonclassified-ND | ||||||||||||
| Total Government | 1,808 | 1,878 | 70 | 3.9 | $52,848,293 | $55,809,466 | $2,961,173 | 5.6 | $562 | $572 | $9 | 1.7 |
| -Federal Government | 396 | 418 | 22 | 5.5 | 14,491,658 | 14,467,504 | -24,154 | -0.2 | 703 | 665 | -38 | -5.4 |
| -State Government | 88 | 83 | -4 | -5.0 | 2,735,827 | 2,787,586 | 51,759 | 1.9 | 600 | 644 | 44 | 7.3 |
| -Local Government | 1,324 | 1,377 | 53 | 4.0 | 35,620,808 | 38,554,376 | 2,933,568 | 8.2 | 517 | 539 | 21 | 4.1 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.