The German _Statistisches Jahrbuch_ gives us the distribution of workmen in the different industries of the German Empire in 1882 and 1895. Leaving aside all the concerns which belong to trade and those for the sale of alcoholic drinks (955,680 establishments, 2,165,638 workpeople), as also 42,321 establishments belonging to horticulture, fishing, and poultry (103,128 workpeople in 1895), there were, in all the industries, including mining, 1,237,000 artisans working single-handed, and over 900,000 establishments in which 6,730,500 persons were employed. Their distribution in establishments of different sizes was as follows:-- 1895. Establish- Employees. Average ments. per estab- lishment. Artisans working single-handed 1,237,000 1,237,000[214] -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From 1 to 5 employees 752,572 1,954,125 2·6 ” 6 to 50 ” 139,459 1,902,049 13 Over 50 ” 17,941 2,907,329 162 --------- --------- --- Total 909,972 6,763,503 7·5 (With the artisans) (2,146,972) (8,000,503) (4) Twelve years later the industries, as they appeared in the next census, made in 1907, were distributed as follows:-- 1907. Establish- Employees. Average ments. per estab- lishment. Artisans working single-handed 994,743 994,743[215] -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From 1 to 5 employees 875,518 2,205,539 2·5 ” 6 to 10 ” 96,849 717,282 7 ” 11 to 50 ” 90,225 1,996,906 22 ” 51 to 100 ” 15,783 1,103,949 70 ” 101 to 500 ” 11,827 2,295,401 194 Over 500 ” 1,423 1,538,577 1,081 --------- ---------- ----- Total 1,091,625 9,858,120 9 (With the artisans) (2,086,368) (10,852,863) (5) For the sake of comparison, I give also (in round figures) the numbers of establishments obtained by the three censuses:-- 1882. 1895. 1907.