| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | 1998 | 1999 | Number | % | |
| Total | 8,114 | 7,884 | -230 | -2.8 | $195,454,185 | $192,265,597 | -$3,188,588 | -1.6 | $463 | $469 | $6 | 1.2 |
| Private | 6,141 | 5,879 | -263 | -4.3 | $148,890,396 | $143,415,968 | -$5,474,428 | -3.7 | $466 | $469 | $3 | 0.6 |
| -Agriculture | 50 | 57 | 7 | 13.5 | 893,578 | 934,679 | 41,101 | 4.6 | 344 | 317 | -27 | -7.8 |
| -Mining | 808 | 653 | -155 | -19.2 | 39,025,110 | 34,141,224 | -4,883,886 | -12.5 | 929 | 1,006 | 77 | 8.2 |
| -Construction | 631 | 533 | -98 | -15.6 | 18,168,342 | 15,404,505 | -2,763,837 | -15.2 | 554 | 556 | 2 | 0.5 |
| -Manufacturing | 281 | 292 | 11 | 4.0 | 7,275,605 | 7,875,679 | 600,074 | 8.2 | 498 | 518 | 20 | 4.1 |
| -TCPU* | 465 | 490 | 25 | 5.4 | 17,964,319 | 19,797,835 | 1,833,516 | 10.2 | 744 | 778 | 34 | 4.6 |
| -Wholesale Trade | 173 | 159 | -15 | -8.5 | 5,527,663 | 4,663,570 | -864,093 | -15.6 | 614 | 566 | -48 | -7.8 |
| -Retail Trade | 1,688 | 1,711 | 22 | 1.3 | 20,746,680 | 21,452,179 | 705,499 | 3.4 | 236 | 241 | 5 | 2.0 |
| -FIRE** | 186 | 173 | -12 | -6.5 | 4,472,602 | 4,125,983 | -346,619 | -7.7 | 464 | 458 | -6 | -1.3 |
| -Services | 1,860 | 1,812 | -48 | -2.6 | 34,816,497 | 35,020,314 | 203,817 | 0.6 | 360 | 372 | 12 | 3.2 |
| Total Government | 1,973 | 2,006 | 33 | 1.7 | $46,563,789 | $48,849,629 | $2,285,840 | 4.9 | $454 | $468 | $14 | 3.2 |
| -Federal Government | 78 | 78 | 0 | -0.3 | 2,609,651 | 2,593,883 | -15,768 | -0.6 | 640 | 638 | -2 | -0.3 |
| -State Government | 554 | 557 | 3 | 0.6 | 13,248,990 | 14,224,915 | 975,925 | 7.4 | 460 | 491 | 31 | 6.7 |
| -Local Government | 1,341 | 1,371 | 30 | 2.2 | 30,705,148 | 32,030,831 | 1,325,683 | 4.3 | 440 | 449 | 9 | 2.1 |
* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.