Federal Reserve Economic Data

Total Employment for United States (A0871BUSA175NNBR)

Observation:

1943: 53,097 (+ more)   Updated: Aug 17, 2012 2:25 PM CDT
1943:  53,097  
1942:  52,032  
1941:  49,720  
1940:  46,110  
1939:  44,624  
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Units:

Thousands of Persons,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

NOTES

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1900-1929 (2)--Original Data, 1927-1943. Data Cover Employment In Agriculture; Forestry And Fishing; Industry -- Extraction Of Minerals, Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation, Public Utilities; Transportation -- Distribution And Financing; Service Industries Excluding Military Forces; Miscellaneous Industries And Services. Data For 1927-1929 Were Computed By Adding To Nonagricultural Employment (Series 08170) The Following Figures For Agricultural Employment: 1927--11,246; 1928--11,296; 1929--11,289. These Figures Are Comparable With The Series Used By Nicb From 1930 0N. See Crops And Markets, April 1945. Source: National Industrial Conference Board, The Economic Almanac For 1944-1945, Pp. 44-45.

This NBER data series a08171b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: a08171b

Suggested Citation:

National Bureau of Economic Research, Total Employment for United States [A0871BUSA175NNBR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A0871BUSA175NNBR, .

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