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, 1947-1956. This Segment Is Not Comparable To The Preceeding National Industrial Conference Board Segment Because It Includes Other Industries Related To Furniture Manufacture, Such As The Manufacturing Of Office And Store Fixtures, Window And Door Screens And Shades, Metal Furniture, And Also A Few Plants Engaged In Cabinet Work (See Nicb Research Report No. 69, 1924, P. 102). Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, And Earnings, Manufacturing Division, Durable Goods Subdivision, Furniture And Fixtures, Releases Ls53-2079, February, 1953, May, 1955, June, 1956; Monthly Labor Review Thereafter.

This NBER data series m08200b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08200b