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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 44 : " Textile Manufacturers; Numbers employed, 1901 and 1911, and Increase or Decrease per cent. in 1891-1901 and 1901-1911".
OCCUPATION. | 1901. | 1911. | Increase (+) or Decrease (-) per cent. | |||||||||
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Persons all ages. | Persons aged 15 and upwards. | 1901-1911. | ||||||||||
Males. | Females. | |||||||||||
Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | 1891- 1901. | 1901- 1911. | 1891- 1901. | 1901- 1911. | All Ages. | 15 and upwards. | All Ages. | 15 and upwards. | |
196,898 | 332,233 | 233,380 | 371,797 | -3.1 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | |
Fustian Cutters | 2,060 | 3,552 | 1,252 | 2,988 | -31.4 | -24.4 | -30.0 | -24.9 | -39.2 | -39.1 | -15.9 | -16.2 |
87,671 | 122,069 | 95,531 | 127,148 | -13.5 | 6.2 | -9.6 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
Silk Manufacture | 10,380 | 24,467 | 9,087 | 20,556 | -28.6 | -14.9 | -26.7 | -15.1 | -12.5 | -11.5 | -16.0 | -16.6 |
13,893 | 34,481 | 14,929 | 41,431 | -1.5 | 16.5 | -1.2 | 17.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 20.2 | 21.4 | |
Lace Manufacture | 12,632 | 23,807 | 15,181 | 25,822 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 15.4 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 8.5 | 11.5 |
12,352 | 11,984 | 12,555 | 14,159 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 18.1 | 19.1 | |
Carpet, Rug, FeltManufacture | 7,150 | 7,652 | 6,982 | 8,320 | -12.1 | 3.4 | -9.2 | 4.7 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 |