Obviously, they don't take the size of said industry into account in their definition of "thriving"!
Agree, and if one has a small operation with one employee, going to 2 is a 200% increase, 3 is ....
However, it does point to a growing industry. For decades, the claimed decline of bees in the USA has reflected the decline in numbers of beekeepers..
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