Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Hour, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1948 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1959. From 1951 On, The Figures Have Been Rounded And No Fractions Of Cents Are Available In The Source. Source: For 1947-1952, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, And Earnings, Manufacturing Division, Textile-Mill Products Group, "Cotton, Silk, Synthetic Fiber" (Sic Industry 2231), Releases Ls 53-1607 (February, 1953) And (May, 1955) Not Numbered; For 1952-1959, June, 1956 And July, 1958 Releases And Monthly Labor Review, "Employment And Earnings".

This NBER data series m08203b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08203b