Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Number per Workday, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As 2 Variables: (1) Original Data, 1938-41; (2) Original Data, 1947-56. Figures For 11/1946-3/1948, And 5/1950 Adjusted Downward By Source To "Eliminate Effects Of Amendments To The National Housing Act Or Of Administrative Changes Affecting The Magnitude Of These Data Series." - Letter Of 6/6/1956 To NBER By A. F. Thornton, Director, Div. Of Res. & Statistics, F.H.A. Source: Federal Housing Administration, Division Of Research And Statistics

This NBER data series m02164a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02164a