The following table shows the number of factory workers for a given time period in Germany. Report the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides data on the

number

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of factory workers and

factories

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in Germany over a 50-year

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, from 1851 to 1901.

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, there was a significant downward trend in the

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of both male and female

employees

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, leading to a dramatic decrease in the total workforce.

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, the

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of

factories

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fluctuated and generally increased over the same

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. In 1851, the total

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of factory workers stood at 477,100, with male

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(287,100) significantly outnumbering female

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(190,000). Over the subsequent decades, the workforce experienced a steady decline. By 1901, the total

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of

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had plummeted to just 61,000, representing a drop of over 400,000 workers. Throughout

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period

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, the

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of male

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remained consistently higher than that of female

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,

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the gap between them narrowed considerably over time, from a difference of nearly 100,000 in 1851 to only 1,000 in 1901.

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to the declining workforce, the

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of

factories

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showed a different pattern. Starting at 225 in 1851, the figure rose gradually to 227 in 1861 before increasing sharply to 622 in 1871. The

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of

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continued to climb, reaching a peak of 721 in 1881.

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,

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was followed by a slight decrease in the following decades, with the

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falling to 625 in 1891 and

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to 600 by the end of the

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.