Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1954. Data Were Derived By Multiplying Employment (See Series 08213) By Average Weekly Earnings. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics; 1947-1952 Data Are From Employment, Hours, And Earnings, Manufacturing Division, Durable Goods Subdivision, Electrical Machinery, Releases Ls 53-2836, February 1953 And April 1953; 1953-1954 Data Are From The Monthly Labor Review.

This NBER data series m08212b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08212b