According to the Hualien Tourist Association, more than 300,000 people in the area are employed by the jade processing industry at present.
在台北鬧區，每十家商店就有一家珠寶店。根據花蓮縣觀光協會調查：全台灣從事寶石的開採、加工、與販賣的，已超過了二十萬人，寶石加工廠商近兩千家。