Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1923=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1939-1957. This Segment May Be Extended Through July 1948, When The Nicb Discontinued Compilation Of Its Payroll Statistics (See The Management Record, October 1948, P. 504). The Other Variables From This Series Are Roughly Comparable. Source: National Industrial Conference Board, For 1925-1931 Data: Wages, Hours, And Employment In The United States, Nicb Studies No. 229, 1936; For 1932-1933 Data: Supplement To Nicb Service Letter, June 1938; For 1934-1935: Table Furnished By Nicb; For 1936-1942: Nicb Management Record, January 1945.

This NBER data series m08213a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08213a