The following table shows the number of factory workers for a given time period in Germany.

The table illustrates the

number

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of male and female factory

employees

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in Germany over a fifty-year period from 1851 to 1901,

as well as

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the total

workforce

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and the

number

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of

factories

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.

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,

while

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the total

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of

employees

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dropped significantly during the given period, the

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of

factories

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rose steadily at first before falling slightly by the end. Male

employees

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consistently outnumbered females;

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, the gap between them narrowed over the years. As for the

workforce

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, male

employees

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accounted for 287,100 in 1851, compared to 190,000 female workers. Together, they formed the largest

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of 477,100.

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, by 1901, these figures declined significantly, with male

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decreasing to 31,000 and female workers dropping to 30,000, resulting in a total

workforce

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of just 61,000. Regarding the

factories

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, their

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increased dramatically from 225 in 1851 to a peak of 721 in 1881.

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upward trend was followed by a slight decline, with the

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of

factories

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falling to 600 in 1901. Despite

this

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fluctuation, the

workforce

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saw a continuous reduction, likely reflecting the impact of mechanization or increased efficiency in factory production.