In 2000, this industry employed 15,096 people, of whom 9,514 worked in production. They earned an average hourly wage $9.94.
Manufacturers spent a total of $471 million on materials in 2000, compared to $555 million in 1998.
Earrings are one of the biggest sellers, followed in volume by necklaces and pins.
In 2000 the average wage for the industrial valve industry was $15.07
SIC 3961: Costume Jewelry and Costume Novelties, Except Precious Metal.
Total 2000 payroll of roughly $2.8 billion was up from $1.8 billion in 1994. In 2000, the industry's production workers earned an average hourly wage of $12.63.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, total product shipments for 2000 were valued $1.3 billion.
There were slightly more than 900 firms actively manufacturing costume jewelry in the United States in the late 1990s
The industry is centered in the city of Providence, Rhode Island, which originally attracted fine jewelry artisans in the eighteenth century
Most large costume jewelry companies sell their wares through department stores, an innovative marketing strategy that evolved during the 1950s.
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The average wage is 10.50 Minimum wage is 7.25
the average wage is 95,000