The table shows the number of employees and factories producing silk in England and Wales from 1851 to 1901. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart reveals how many people worked and how many

factories

stood for manufacturing silk in England and Wales between 1851 and 1901. The

number

of male

employees

decreased for the

period

. The

number

slightly changed from 55,338 to 54,204 by 1861.

This

was followed by

the

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rapid decrease to 35,114 in 1871. After

the

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slight decrease to 32,838 by 1881, the

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declined to 21,153 in 1891, finishing

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19,414 in 1901. The

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for female

employees

experienced

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similar downward trend as the

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for male. The female employee’s

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started at 74,687 in 1851, which is the highest among the

period

, and showed a

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decrease to 42,545 by 1881.

Although

the pace of falling

number

was once moderated between 1881 and 1891, after 1891, the pace of going down the

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was recovered and the

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finished at 27,843. The

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for total

employees

also

experienced

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trend from 130,025 to 47,2257 at the same pace

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the

period

, except for the sudden plunge between 1861 to 1871 from 118,856

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to 87,435.

In contrast

, the

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for

factories

was increased. The

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stood at 272 in 1851

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and soared to its high of 768 by 1861. After that came a dropping

number

to 698 in 1871. Despite a slight climbing the

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to 704 in 1881, the

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for

factories

finally

decreased to 625 by 1901. In summary, the

number

of

employees

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decreased

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period

regardless of their gender, and the

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for the

factories

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increased

by contrast

.