| Average Employment | Change | Total Payroll | Change | Average Weekly Wage | Change | |||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | Number | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | 1999 | 2000 | Dollars | % | |
| Total | 17,346 | 18,386 | 1,040 | 6.0 | $556,255,804 | $608,425,556 | $52,169,752 | 9.4 | $617 | $636 | $20 | 3.2 |
| Private | 14,232 | 15,224 | 992 | 7.0 | $474,729,014 | $524,304,535 | $49,575,521 | 10.4 | $641 | $662 | $21 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture | 112 | 103 | -9 | -7.6 | 1,645,392 | 1,802,421 | 157,029 | 9.5 | 283 | 336 | 53 | 18.6 |
| Mining | 4,414 | 5,121 | 707 | 16.0 | 235,414,934 | 267,899,279 | 32,484,345 | 13.8 | 1,026 | 1,006 | -20 | -1.9 |
| Construction | 1,681 | 1,674 | -7 | -0.4 | 51,340,322 | 52,697,195 | 1,356,873 | 2.6 | 587 | 605 | 18 | 3.1 |
| Manufacturing | 504 | 507 | 3 | 0.6 | 18,706,720 | 18,064,939 | -641,781 | -3.4 | 714 | 685 | -29 | -4.0 |
| TCPU* | 749 | 699 | -50 | -6.7 | 24,667,732 | 24,814,638 | 146,906 | 0.6 | 634 | 683 | 49 | 7.8 |
| Wholesale Trade | 798 | 817 | 19 | 2.3 | 30,565,125 | 32,239,156 | 1,674,031 | 5.5 | 736 | 759 | 23 | 3.1 |
| Retail Trade | 2,844 | 3,042 | 198 | 6.9 | 42,483,772 | 46,206,087 | 3,722,315 | 8.8 | 287 | 292 | 5 | 1.7 |
| FIRE** | 387 | 417 | 30 | 7.7 | 11,546,678 | 12,732,129 | 1,185,451 | 10.3 | 574 | 587 | 13 | 2.3 |
| Services | 2,742 | 2,845 | 102 | 3.7 | 58,358,339 | 67,848,691 | 9,490,352 | 16.3 | 409 | 459 | 49 | 12.1 |
| Total Government | 3,114 | 3,162 | 48 | 1.5 | $81,526,790 | $84,121,021 | $2,594,231 | 3.2 | $503 | $512 | $8 | 1.6 |
| Federal Government | 86 | 102 | 16 | 19.2 | 3,322,040 | 3,775,768 | 453,728 | 13.7 | 746 | 711 | -34 | -4.6 |
| State Government | 162 | 166 | 4 | 2.3 | 4,656,297 | 5,057,556 | 401,259 | 8.6 | 551 | 585 | 34 | 6.2 |
| Local Government | 2,866 | 2,894 | 28 | 1.0 | 73,548,453 | 75,287,697 | 1,739,244 | 2.4 | 494 | 500 | 7 | 1.4 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.