The table shows the number of employees and factories producing silk in England and Wales between 1851 and 1901.

The table provides information about the workforce in

silk

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production, in two countries, England and Wales, over a

period

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of 50

years

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, starting from 1851.

It is clear that

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the total

number

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of

silk

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workers in the two countries fell over the

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, and that significantly more women were employed than men in

this

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industry.

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, the

number

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of

silk

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manufacturing factories increased over the 50

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period

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, despite some fluctuations. In 1851, the

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workforce was at its peak, with 130,750 employees, including 76,786 females and approximately 54,000 males.

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, the

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of

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plants was at its lowest in 1851, at only 272.

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, ten

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later, the

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of

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factories had almost tripled, reaching 761,

while

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the total

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of employees experienced a considerable fall of over 20,000 people. Over the following 40

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, the total

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of female and male workers gradually decreased throughout the

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, to 25,567 and 13,375 respectively, which resulted in a drop in the total

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of employees, at 38,942 in 1901. Meanwhile, the

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of

silk

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factories experienced a slow down decline over these 40

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, from 761 in 1861 to 623 in 1901.