Table Data - Potential Labor Force Manhours, Total for United States
| Title | Potential Labor Force Manhours, Total for United States |
|---|---|
| Series ID | M08357USM420SNBR |
| Source | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Release | NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Millions of Manhours |
| Date Range | 1947-01-01 to 1969-11-01 |
| Last Updated | 2012-08-17 2:16 PM CDT |
| Notes |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1947-01-01 | 2576.7 |
| 1947-02-01 | 2559.2 |
| 1947-03-01 | 2570.3 |
| 1947-04-01 | 2576.8 |
| 1947-05-01 | 2605.8 |
| 1947-06-01 | 2624.1 |
| 1947-07-01 | 2626.9 |
| 1947-08-01 | 2596.4 |
| 1947-09-01 | 2617.5 |
| 1947-10-01 | 2620.4 |
| 1947-11-01 | 2573.5 |
| 1947-12-01 | 2584.6 |
| 1948-01-01 | 2624.6 |
| 1948-02-01 | 2608.4 |
| 1948-03-01 | 2614.1 |
| 1948-04-01 | 2673.7 |
| 1948-05-01 | 2594.9 |
| 1948-06-01 | 2650.3 |
| 1948-07-01 | 2659.8 |
| 1948-08-01 | 2644.1 |
| 1948-09-01 | 2644.9 |
| 1948-10-01 | 2641.6 |
| 1948-11-01 | 2645.0 |
| 1948-12-01 | 2647.4 |
| 1949-01-01 | 2606.9 |
| 1949-02-01 | 2636.1 |
| 1949-03-01 | 2634.0 |
| 1949-04-01 | 2652.2 |
| 1949-05-01 | 2676.8 |
| 1949-06-01 | 2621.4 |
| 1949-07-01 | 2626.0 |
| 1949-08-01 | 2643.8 |
| 1949-09-01 | 2632.9 |
| 1949-10-01 | 2657.6 |
| 1949-11-01 | 2647.4 |
| 1949-12-01 | 2649.7 |
| 1950-01-01 | 2629.8 |
| 1950-02-01 | 2652.1 |
| 1950-03-01 | 2654.7 |
| 1950-04-01 | 2645.3 |
| 1950-05-01 | 2647.3 |
| 1950-06-01 | 2671.8 |
| 1950-07-01 | 2659.8 |
| 1950-08-01 | 2688.2 |
| 1950-09-01 | 2672.3 |
| 1950-10-01 | 2686.6 |
| 1950-11-01 | 2664.0 |
| 1950-12-01 | 2637.1 |
| 1951-01-01 | 2657.4 |
| 1951-02-01 | 2633.5 |
| 1951-03-01 | 2678.1 |
| 1951-04-01 | 2657.6 |
| 1951-05-01 | 2674.1 |
| 1951-06-01 | 2594.1 |
| 1951-07-01 | 2683.1 |
| 1951-08-01 | 2664.8 |
| 1951-09-01 | 2648.4 |
| 1951-10-01 | 2659.5 |
| 1951-11-01 | 2605.3 |
| 1951-12-01 | 2652.6 |
| 1952-01-01 | 2666.9 |
| 1952-02-01 | 2690.5 |
| 1952-03-01 | 2621.1 |
| 1952-04-01 | 2616.7 |
| 1952-05-01 | 2634.0 |
| 1952-06-01 | 2635.1 |
| 1952-07-01 | 2609.0 |
| 1952-08-01 | 2618.2 |
| 1952-09-01 | 2667.2 |
| 1952-10-01 | 2634.8 |
| 1952-11-01 | 2662.9 |
| 1952-12-01 | 2681.9 |
| 1953-01-01 | 2699.1 |
| 1953-02-01 | 2696.9 |
| 1953-03-01 | 2695.2 |
| 1953-04-01 | 2679.7 |
| 1953-05-01 | 2626.5 |
| 1953-06-01 | 2679.9 |
| 1953-07-01 | 2675.9 |
| 1953-08-01 | 2656.5 |
| 1953-09-01 | 2655.0 |
| 1953-10-01 | 2667.3 |
| 1953-11-01 | 2674.0 |
| 1953-12-01 | 2657.8 |
| 1954-01-01 | 2664.5 |
| 1954-02-01 | 2707.7 |
| 1954-03-01 | 2698.3 |
| 1954-04-01 | 2700.5 |
| 1954-05-01 | 2665.0 |
| 1954-06-01 | 2664.9 |
| 1954-07-01 | 2651.1 |
| 1954-08-01 | 2665.1 |
| 1954-09-01 | 2679.9 |
| 1954-10-01 | 2659.6 |
| 1954-11-01 | 2664.8 |
| 1954-12-01 | 2650.2 |
| 1955-01-01 | 2673.2 |
| 1955-02-01 | 2670.3 |
| 1955-03-01 | 2702.3 |
| 1955-04-01 | 2703.2 |
| 1955-05-01 | 2703.5 |
| 1955-06-01 | 2657.8 |
| 1955-07-01 | 2736.3 |
| 1955-08-01 | 2755.9 |
| 1955-09-01 | 2766.0 |
| 1955-10-01 | 2762.1 |
| 1955-11-01 | 2775.1 |
| 1955-12-01 | 2783.5 |
| 1956-01-01 | 2789.4 |
| 1956-02-01 | 2760.7 |
| 1956-03-01 | 2752.3 |
| 1956-04-01 | 2791.4 |
| 1956-05-01 | 2789.3 |
| 1956-06-01 | 2794.4 |
| 1956-07-01 | 2797.5 |
| 1956-08-01 | 2802.2 |
| 1956-09-01 | 2805.2 |
| 1956-10-01 | 2806.7 |
| 1956-11-01 | 2784.6 |
| 1956-12-01 | 2779.1 |
| 1957-01-01 | 2764.8 |
| 1957-02-01 | 2805.8 |
| 1957-03-01 | 2794.4 |
| 1957-04-01 | 2779.3 |
| 1957-05-01 | 2765.8 |
| 1957-06-01 | 2791.8 |
| 1957-07-01 | 2814.5 |
| 1957-08-01 | 2775.9 |
| 1957-09-01 | 2763.3 |
| 1957-10-01 | 2759.6 |
| 1957-11-01 | 2745.7 |
| 1957-12-01 | 2779.3 |
| 1958-01-01 | 2771.1 |
| 1958-02-01 | 2762.4 |
| 1958-03-01 | 2763.2 |
| 1958-04-01 | 2773.2 |
| 1958-05-01 | 2814.8 |
| 1958-06-01 | 2767.4 |
| 1958-07-01 | 2748.3 |
| 1958-08-01 | 2790.2 |
| 1958-09-01 | 2799.2 |
| 1958-10-01 | 2816.9 |
| 1958-11-01 | 2788.0 |
| 1958-12-01 | 2793.9 |
| 1959-01-01 | 2811.8 |
| 1959-02-01 | 2791.7 |
| 1959-03-01 | 2816.9 |
| 1959-04-01 | 2837.8 |
| 1959-05-01 | 2821.1 |
| 1959-06-01 | 2813.8 |
| 1959-07-01 | 2823.3 |
| 1959-08-01 | 2828.2 |
| 1959-09-01 | 2821.2 |
| 1959-10-01 | 2819.5 |
| 1959-11-01 | 2818.9 |
| 1959-12-01 | 2837.0 |
| 1960-01-01 | 2834.7 |
| 1960-02-01 | 2835.2 |
| 1960-03-01 | 2784.1 |
| 1960-04-01 | 2884.5 |
| 1960-05-01 | 2858.7 |
| 1960-06-01 | 2876.7 |
| 1960-07-01 | 2871.1 |
| 1960-08-01 | 2875.4 |
| 1960-09-01 | 2896.5 |
| 1960-10-01 | 2879.8 |
| 1960-11-01 | 2880.0 |
| 1960-12-01 | 2885.4 |
| 1961-01-01 | 2903.2 |
| 1961-02-01 | 2911.3 |
| 1961-03-01 | 2910.8 |
| 1961-04-01 | 2879.7 |
| 1961-05-01 | 2872.4 |
| 1961-06-01 | 2893.9 |
| 1961-07-01 | 2884.7 |
| 1961-08-01 | 2889.6 |
| 1961-09-01 | 2871.8 |
| 1961-10-01 | 2913.3 |
| 1961-11-01 | 2885.3 |
| 1961-12-01 | 2889.5 |
| 1962-01-01 | 2856.8 |
| 1962-02-01 | 2922.5 |
| 1962-03-01 | 2909.4 |
| 1962-04-01 | 2887.0 |
| 1962-05-01 | 2914.9 |
| 1962-06-01 | 2913.7 |
| 1962-07-01 | 2891.1 |
| 1962-08-01 | 2912.9 |
| 1962-09-01 | 2926.1 |
| 1962-10-01 | 2914.1 |
| 1962-11-01 | 2910.8 |
| 1962-12-01 | 2917.1 |
| 1963-01-01 | 2931.7 |
| 1963-02-01 | 2912.6 |
| 1963-03-01 | 2912.7 |
| 1963-04-01 | 2945.9 |
| 1963-05-01 | 2928.1 |
| 1963-06-01 | 2931.6 |
| 1963-07-01 | 2934.8 |
| 1963-08-01 | 2924.4 |
| 1963-09-01 | 2943.2 |
| 1963-10-01 | 2945.7 |
| 1963-11-01 | 2952.4 |
| 1963-12-01 | 2941.4 |
| 1964-01-01 | 2917.6 |
| 1964-02-01 | 2954.4 |
| 1964-03-01 | 2958.7 |
| 1964-04-01 | 2985.6 |
| 1964-05-01 | 2985.1 |
| 1964-06-01 | 2971.3 |
| 1964-07-01 | 2975.8 |
| 1964-08-01 | 2978.4 |
| 1964-09-01 | 2943.6 |
| 1964-10-01 | 2969.8 |
| 1964-11-01 | 2984.8 |
| 1964-12-01 | 2999.6 |
| 1965-01-01 | 3034.6 |
| 1965-02-01 | 3019.3 |
| 1965-03-01 | 3019.7 |
| 1965-04-01 | 3023.4 |
| 1965-05-01 | 3048.6 |
| 1965-06-01 | 3032.6 |
| 1965-07-01 | 3052.5 |
| 1965-08-01 | 3046.9 |
| 1965-09-01 | 3030.3 |
| 1965-10-01 | 3046.0 |
| 1965-11-01 | 3057.5 |
| 1965-12-01 | 3084.1 |
| 1966-01-01 | 3084.2 |
| 1966-02-01 | 3059.5 |
| 1966-03-01 | 3066.4 |
| 1966-04-01 | 3081.7 |
| 1966-05-01 | 3045.0 |
| 1966-06-01 | 3112.8 |
| 1966-07-01 | 3101.8 |
| 1966-08-01 | 3095.1 |
| 1966-09-01 | 3085.0 |
| 1966-10-01 | 3081.7 |
| 1966-11-01 | 3090.4 |
| 1966-12-01 | 3107.1 |
| 1967-01-01 | 3152.3 |
| 1967-02-01 | 3118.3 |
| 1967-03-01 | 3099.7 |
| 1967-04-01 | 3112.1 |
| 1967-05-01 | 3072.6 |
| 1967-06-01 | 3117.7 |
| 1967-07-01 | 3141.3 |
| 1967-08-01 | 3160.9 |
| 1967-09-01 | 3177.4 |
| 1967-10-01 | 3162.5 |
| 1967-11-01 | 3163.2 |
| 1967-12-01 | 3171.6 |
| 1968-01-01 | 3139.6 |
| 1968-02-01 | 3182.0 |
| 1968-03-01 | 3180.5 |
| 1968-04-01 | 3153.6 |
| 1968-05-01 | 3169.9 |
| 1968-06-01 | 3193.9 |
| 1968-07-01 | 3198.0 |
| 1968-08-01 | 3197.2 |
| 1968-09-01 | 3206.2 |
| 1968-10-01 | 3203.2 |
| 1968-11-01 | 3192.2 |
| 1968-12-01 | 3193.2 |
| 1969-01-01 | 3236.5 |
| 1969-02-01 | 3176.8 |
| 1969-03-01 | 3238.4 |
| 1969-04-01 | 3231.7 |
| 1969-05-01 | 3226.6 |
| 1969-06-01 | 3233.1 |
| 1969-07-01 | 3248.1 |
| 1969-08-01 | 3277.4 |
| 1969-09-01 | 3285.4 |
| 1969-10-01 | 3261.0 |
| 1969-11-01 | 3262.5 |