| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study: This paper aims to analyze how the number of workers changed in
the mill industry of Baranya County between 1876 and 1885. The study is based on statistical
surveys conducted in those two years. The statistics were compared for several labor market
factors (number of entrepreneurs, assistants, apprentices). The earlier statistics (1876) are part
of the first authentic national survey, while the milling survey, published in 1885 as a separate
publication, contains data.
Applied methods. Statistical surveys and data were analyzed and compared. At the end of the
study, a mathematical calculation was also performed on the problem of labor force change.
From the number of mills closed, it was calculated how many mill workers could lose their jobs
during the narrow decade studied. The latter procedure may continue to play a significant role
in the future due to the scarcity of available data.
Outcomes. The study has two results. The first is that the number of workers in the milling
industry (contractors, assistants, apprentices) has decreased in the nine years between the two
statistical surveys. The second is that the closure of the mills has contributed significantly to
the reduction in the working force. These results call for further investigation. One of the most
relevant questions to be answered is: what was the reason for the decrease in the number of mills
and the number of workers in the milling industry in Baranya at the same time as the milling
industry was a driving force in Hungary. | hu |
