Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Hours, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1932-1956. This Series Is Believed To Be Roughly Comparable To The Previous One In Industry Coverage. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics: For 1932-1952, "Employment, Hours, And Earnings, " Manufacturing Division, Leather And Leather Products Group: Leather: Tanned, Curried And Finished, Releases Ls53-1911, February 1953 And May 1955; For 1953-1956, June 1956 Summary Table (Volume 4 Of NBER Library, Bls Binders), The Monthly Labor Review And "Employment And Earnings."

This NBER data series m08198b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08198b