The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 962 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.18%. The most recent numbers show a total of 7,741 businesses currently operating in the Jewelry Watch Precious Stone and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.