The growth in Leeds is remarkable.
"There are now ninety-seven Jewish workshops in the city, whereas five years ago there were scarcely a dozen.

The number of Jews engaged in the tailoring trade is about three thousand.

The whole Jewish population of Leeds is about five thousand."[22] Boot-making .-- The hand-sewn trade, which constitutes the upper stratum of this industry, is executed for the most part by skilled workers, who get good wages for somewhat irregular employment.

There are several strong trade organizations, and though the hours are long, extending occasionally to thirteen or fourteen hours, the worst forms of sweating are not found.

So too in the upper branches of machine-sewn boots, the skilled hands get fairly high wages.