The table shows the number of employees and factories producing silk in England and Wales between 1851 and 1901. Write at least 150 words.

The table shown provides data on the demographics of the workforce and plants used for sericulture within the textile industry in the United Kingdom over half a century from 1851 to 1901.

Overall

, it can be seen that,

although

the number of total workers significantly decreased over the period, females constituted the greater proportion of the task force throughout the period as compared to males though there was a disproportion comparison with silk mills as they grew dramatically over the years. During the onset of 1851, there were huge rates of male and female workers, with females averaging approximately 76,000 and males falling short by just under 54,000.

However

, the next four decades showed gradual declines within the labour force unit which later revealed a huge fall in employment in the final years, in 1901 female employees fell 3 times as compared to 1851 statistics reaching roughly 25,000 and males 4 times falling slightly well over 13,000

thus

bringing the total just under 39,000.

On the other hand

, as employment within the textile business turned sour, there was a dramatic increase in factories producing silk as they rose nearly 3 times within a 10-year period to peak at 761, though they gradually fluctuated within the next three decades with a slight decrease, they

was

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a constant rise

in contrast

to the workers employed.