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Number of employees, furniture-making industry								

Year	1878	1896	1916	1936	1956	1976	1996			
Males	903	1421	2515	2767	4785	6475	6504			
Females	22	36	144	92	509	1424	1920			
Total 	925	1457	2659	2859	5294	7899	8424			

Furniture making as proportion of manufacturing sector							

Year	1878	1896	1916	1936	1956	1976	1996			
Proportion	1.62	1.78	2.27	1.82	2.73	2.58	3.72			
	
 														
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