Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Persons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1940-1968 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1969. In 1947 Figures, Fourteen And Fifteen Year Olds Are Excluded From The Series. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, For 1947 Data: Bureau Of The Census, Current Population Reports, Labor Force, Series P-50, No. 13; For 1948-1969: Employment And Earnings And Monthly Report On The Labor Force, Vol. 13, No. 9, March 1967 (Original Data); Vol. 12, No. 8, February 1967 (Adjusted Data), And Subsequent Monthly Issues.

This NBER data series m08325b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08325b