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, 1932-1959. The Nicb And Bls Series Are Believed To Present Some Differences In The Industrial Coverage. Source: For June, 1920 To June, 1936, National Industrial Conference Board, "Wages, Hours, And Employment In The United States", 1914-1936 (No. 229, 1936); For July, 1936 To December, 1937, Supplement To Conference Board Service Letter, June, 1938; For 1938 To September, 1941, Conference Board Economic Record, March 28, 1940 And Following Issues; For October, 1941 To 1948, Conference Board Management Record.

This NBER data series m08204a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08204a