Jacquard's occupation at this time is problematic because by 1780 most silk weavers did not work independently; instead, they worked for wages from silk merchants, and Jacquard was not registered as a silk merchant in Lyon.
A ocupación de Jacquard nese tempo é problemática porque por 1780 a maioría de tecedores de seda non traballaban independentemente, senón que traballaban por soldos a partir dos mercadores de seda, e Jacquard non estaba rexistrado como vendedor de seda en Lión.