Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Hours, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Prsented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1956. This Series Is Roughly Comparable To The Nicb Series In Industry Coverage. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics: For 1947-1952, "Employment, Hours, And Earnings, " Manufacturing Division, Durable Goods Subdivision: Electrical Machinery, February 1953 And May 1955 Ls53-2836 Releases; For 1953-1956, June 1956 Release, Monthly Labor Review, And "Employment And Earnings."

This NBER data series m08209b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08209b