Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Hour, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1948 (2)--Original Data, 1932-1959. The Bls Series Is Considered To Be Slightly Different In Industry 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, Conference Board Economic Record, March 28, 1940; From 1939 To April 1943, The Conference Board Management Record, June, 1943; For May, 1943 To July, 1948, Conference Board Management Record And Subsequent Issues.

This NBER data series m08210a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08210a