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, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1960. Source: For June, 1920 To July, 1936, National Industrial Conference Board, "Wages, Hours And Employment In The United States, 1914-1936", (No. 229, 1936); For July, 1936 To 1937, Supplement To Conference Board Service Letter, June, 1938; For 1938, Conference Board Economic Record, March 28, 1940; For 1939 To July, 1942, Table Furnished By Nicb.

This NBER data series m08215a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08215a