The chart shows children as a percentage of Britain’s mining and textile workforce. A bar graph titled Children as Percentage of Employees in Mining and Textile Industries in Britain is shown. The x axis shows the Mining Industry and Textile Industry for the years 1851, 1861, 1871. The y axis shows the percent of workers aged 15 or younger. For the Mining Industry: 1851, 13%; 1861, 12%, 1871, 10%. For the Textile Industry: 1851, 15%; 1861, 19%; 1871, 14%. What do the figures indicate about child labor during this part of the Industrial Revolution? Children played a significant role in the workforce. Children made up a large portion of the workforce. In 1861, new laws forced factories to stop hiring children. In 1861, social pressure forced factories to stop hiring children.