The table chart illustrates the changes in the number of employees and factories

manufacturing silk in England and Wales. The period covered was from 1851 to 1901.

The most notable point appears to be a downward trend in the categories of male,
female and total employees. Regarding total employees, the gure was by far the
highest at 130,025 in 1851 for 50 years. It dropped to slightly less than 120.000.
This was followed by a steady decrease just above 87,000, just above 75,000 and just
under 60,000 in 1871, 1881 and 1891 respectively. In 1901, the gure was by far the
lowest at just above 47,000 during 50 years. As for female employees, the gure stood
at slightly less than 75,000 in 1851. This was followed by a steady decrease at slightly
less than 65,000 in 1861. After that came at just above 52,000 in 1871 and just above
42,000 in 1891 respectively. The gure went down gradually to just under 39,000 in
1891 and nished at just above 27,000 in 1901. Meanwhile, the gure for male
employees was relatively low compared to female employees. The gure for male
employees started at just over 55,000 in 1851. It remained relatively unchanged at
slightly less than 55,000 in 1861 and stayed around just above 30,000 from 1871 to
1881. The gure went down gradually just above 21,000 and nished at slightly less
than 20,000.

On the other hand, the group of factories showed a di erent trend. The gure for
factories was by the lowest at just under 300 in 1851 during 50 years. It experienced
uctuations between 663 and 768 from 1861 to 1891. It nished at just above 600 in
1901.

In summary, While the number of factories increased, the growth rate of employment
went down signi cantly, and female employees accounted for more than half of total
employees during 50 years.
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