Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Hours, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Data Cover Overtime Hours Paid At "Punitive" Rates For All Employees On An Hourly Basis Except Train And Engine Employees And "Overtime Paid" For Train And Engine Employees (Not Indicated At What Rate). Overtime Hours Paid At "Pro-Rata Rates" Are Not Covered. This Latter Item Is The Difference Between This Series And The Number Of Hours Shown In Series (08153). Data Include Switching And Terminal Companies Until 1933. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Bureau Of Statistics, "Wage Statistics", Class I Railroads In The U.S.

This NBER data series m08179 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08179