Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1957=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1933 (2)--Original Data, 1932-1951 (3)--Original Data, 1947-1963. Computed From U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Manhours In Total Manufactures (Unpublished Table) Through 1957; Mimeographed Monthly Release Thereafter; Frb, Industrial Production: 1959 Revision, Washington, June-July 1960, Through 1956; Bls, Bulletin #1312, Employment And Earnings Statistics For The U.S., 1909-1960 (1961) Through June 1961; Employment And Earnings, A Mimeographed Release (Unpublished) For Manhours; Frb, Industrial Production, 1959 Revision, And Business Indexes (G.12.3, Monthly) 1960 And Following Issues. Figures Have Been Revised Beginning 1957 Due To Introduction Of More Recent Benchmarks In Employment Estimates. Source: Computed By NBER.

This NBER data series m01300c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01300c