how many jewellers…

It’s ok, I don’t actually know any how many jewellers jokes. I found the following tidbit in a post/article by Marcus Westbury about an upcoming philanthropy review in Australia.

“From 2004 to 2007 (the last period for which detailed data is available) there was a 117 per cent rise in people working professionally in photography, 93 per cent in drawing, 93 per cent in computer-based art, 76 per cent in painting, 96 per cent in textiles and 113 per cent in other craft and an astonishing 204 per cent in jewellery.”

Astonishing?

Put your hand up if you’re not surprised. *Melissa waves hand in air*

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**Edit: Melbourne Jeweller has posted on this previously, and has a lot of updates and comments which are worth a read too.