Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Manhours, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Coal And Steel Strikes Which Ended In November, 1949, Accounted For High Unemployment In October, 1949. Also, A Large Number Of Coal Miners And Steel Workers, Reported As Looking For Work In October, 1949, Were Later Classified As "With A Job But Not At Work," Which Led To The Decline In Unemployment In November (See Monthly Labor Review, December, 1949). Source: Data Was Estimated By NBER From The Monthly Report On The Labor Force, Bureau Of Labor Statistics.

This NBER data series m08356 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08356