According to the U.S. Census Bureau, total product shipments for 2000 were valued $1.3 billion.
Manufacturers spent a total of $471 million on materials in 2000, compared to $555 million in 1998.
In 2000, this industry employed 15,096 people, of whom 9,514 worked in production. They earned an average hourly wage $9.94.
Earrings are one of the biggest sellers, followed in volume by necklaces and pins.
In 2000, the value of shipments within the fluid power industry totaled $6.7 billion.
SIC 3961: Costume Jewelry and Costume Novelties, Except Precious Metal.
The value of laminated aluminum foil shipments in 2000 was $1.43 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
The value of industry shipments totaled $4.6 billion in 2000, compared to $4.1 billion in 1997.
Most large costume jewelry companies sell their wares through department stores, an innovative marketing strategy that evolved during the 1950s.
This industry employed 17,874 workers in 2000
Average hourly wages in 2000 were $18.78.