Labor Turnover, Layoff Rate, Manufacturing for United States

Observations

Dec 1930: 0.93

Updated: Aug 17, 2012 2:29 PM CDT

Units:

Number per 100 Employees,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Labor Turnover, Layoff Rate, Manufacturing 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

Number per 100 Employees	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Frequency

Monthly	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, 1919-1930 (2)--Original Data, 1930-1968. Data Represent Unweighted Medians Of Rates Derived From Reports Of Sample Companies, The Rates Being Computed On The Basis Of The Average Number Of Employees On The Payroll. The Original Data Are Given On An Equivalent Annual Basis. NBER Has Reconverted Them Into Monthly Rates By Dividing By 11.77; 12.17; 13.04; 12.62 Respectively, Depending On Whether The Number Of Days In A Given Month Is 31, 30, 28, Or 29. Rates Refer To Wage Earners. Certain Seasonal Industries Are Excluded. Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review, July, 1929 And February, 1931. This NBER data series m08252a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: m08252a	2005-08-01	2005-08-01