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

The chart reveals the changes in employees and

factories

for silk production in England and Wales. The period covered is between 1851 and 1901. The

number

of workers decreased considerably throughout the five decades. The total figure was 130,025 including both male employees at 55,338 and females at 74,687 in 1851.

However

, it experienced a steady dropping ranging from 10,000 to 30,000

people

every decade.

As a result

, no more than 50,000

people

worked in 1901.

In contrast

,

factories

for silk production showed a rise in their

number

. Starting at 272 in 1851, the

number

of

factories

soared to 768 by 1861. After that came a fluctuation

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700 by 1881, finishing at 625 in 1901, of which around 20,000

people

were men, and nearly 28,000

people

were women. In summary,

while

the

number

of employees declined significantly, that of

factories

more than doubled during the period.

Consequently

, the

number

of workers per factory plunged.