Minus Keyword in SQL Server 2000

Minus Keyword in SQL Server 2000
Oracle supports "Minus" Keyword, but today suddenly when i tried to execute same in SQL Server it won't work. So, here is an alternate way to use "Minus" in SQL Server:-
Example:
Select City, Statefrom Employee Minus Select City, State from Customer
This will work fine with Oracle, but won't work with SQL Server. So alternate way to use "Minus" Keyword in SQL Server:-
Select City, Statefrom Employee Except Select City, State from Customer