Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1929-1939 (2)--Original Data, 1939-1969. Unadjusted Estimates Are The Same As Those Shown In Bls Bulletin 1312 Through 1952. Benchmark Revisions Affect The Series From 1953 On. Seasonally Adjusted Data Are Revised For The Entire Period, Taken From The Above Source Through 1947; From Bulletin 1312-2, December 1946, And Later Bulletins For 1948 And Following Years. The Most Recent Bulletin Is No. 1312-6, August 1968 With Benchmark Revisions Based On March 1967 Levels. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Employment And Earnings Statistics For The United States, 1909-1962, Bulletin No. 1312-1, 1963, And Subsequent Bulletins, No. 1312.

This NBER data series m08268b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08268b