Observations

1933: 0.413

Updated: Aug 17, 2012 2:22 PM CDT

Units:

Dollars,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Average Hourly Money Earnings in Payroll Manufacturing Industries for United States	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Source

National Bureau of Economic Research	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Release

NBER Macrohistory Database	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Units

Dollars	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Frequency

Annual	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Notes

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1926 (2)--Original Data, 1920-1933. The Presidents Reemployment Agreement Act Became Effective On August 1, 1933 And Established A 40 Hour Week. The Men'S Clothing Code, Effective September, 1933 Carried Provisions For A 36 Hour Week. The Actual Weighted Average Hourly Earnings For 10 Of The 12 Industries In 1933 Were .457. Hourly Earnings Were Only Published By The Bureau Of Labor Statistics Since 1932. Source: Leo Wolman Series: Per Capita Maximum Weekly Earnings. This NBER data series a08050b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: a08050b	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Average Hourly Money Earnings in Payroll Manufacturing Industries for United States (A0850BUSA052NNBR)