The Transitional Stage of Paris Manufacturing

The explosion of these trades was driven by rising demand from a growing and prosperous middle class, both in france and abroad. Less than ten percent of parisian manufacturers employed more than ten workers. Over 60 % employed two or less. So working conditions were very decentralized. And most everyone had now figured out the division of labor. A worker could make a hundred times more nails if they made only nails all day long.