1 1 MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES: INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH: MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND FRANCE (ICPSR 7644) - - - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH - - - INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 - WINTER, 1980 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSISTANCE - ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. 0 THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEACH. THE DATA FOR MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND FRANCE WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. 0 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. 1 I. CONTENT AND SCOPE - DURING THE PAST FIVE OR MORE DECADES, THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (NBER) HAS COMPILED A MASSIVE ARRAY OF ECONOMIC TIME SERIES IN MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL FORM. THESE SERIES, PERTAINING TO THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, AND FRANCE, ARE ORGANIZED BY THE NBER IN 16 MAJOR CATEGORIES, AS FOLLOWS: 0 I. PRODUCTION OF COMMODITIES II. CONSTRUCTION III. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES IV. PRICES V. STOCKS OF COMMODITIES VI. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES VII. FOREIGN TRADE VIII. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT IX. FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS X. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT XI. SECURITY MARKETS XII. VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS XIII. INTEREST RATES XIV. MONEY AND BANKING XV. GOVERNMENT FINANCE XVI. INDEX OF INDICATORS OPERATING UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE TASK OF CONVERTING THIS COLLECTION---NOW CONTAINING AN ESTIMATED 1.4 MILLION DATA OBSERVATIONS---INTO FULLY ACCESSIBLE, READILY USABLE, AND COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED MACHINE-READABLE FORM. - - 0 II. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT TIME SERIES 0 A. ORGANIZATION AND DEFINITIONS THE DATA IN THE INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY ARE ORGANIZED, IN THE NBER ARCHIVES, IN 365 DISTINCT "SERIES". BROADLY SPEAKING, AN NBER SERIES IS A COLLECTION OF OBSERVATIONS ON AN ECONOMIC VARIABLE, OR A SET OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES, OVER TIME. 1 A SERIES IS COMPLETELY DESCRIBED BY A THREE-PART SPECIFICATION OF: 1) THE CONSTRUCT OR PROPERTY TO BE MEASURED; E.G., VALUE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, FLOOR SPACE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, AND SO FORTH. 2) THE UNIT OF OBSERVATION; E.G., 27 EASTERN STATES, OHIO, GLASGOW, PARIS. 3) THE OPERATIONAL DETAILS; I.E., UNITS OF MEASUREMENT, METHOD OF COLLECTING INFORMATION, FUNCTION OF TIME, AND SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS, IF ANY. THE EXTENT OF THE SERIES COVERAGE IS ALSO GIVEN, E.G. 1791-1919, ETC. QUITE FREQUENTLY, HOWEVER, AN NBER SERIES IS NOT COMPARABLE OVER ITS ENTIRE TIME COVERAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE F. W. DODGE CORPORATION, A MAJOR SOURCE OF CONSTRUCTION DATA, GRADUALLY EXPANDED ITS GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, FROM THE NEW ENGLAND STATES IN 1901 TO 48 STATES IN 1956. WITH EACH EXPANSION A BREAK IN COMPARABILITY OCCURS WITH ONE OR MORE YEARS OF OVERLAPPING DATA BETWEEN SEGMENTS OF A SERIES. WITH EACH EXPANSION A BREAK IN COMPARABILIY IN OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS---BASE OF AN INDEX, CHANGES IN COLLECTION PROCEDURES, AND SO FORTH OCCURS. WHEN SUCH BREAKS OCCUR, SERIES HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO OR MORE VARIABLES. THE REASONS UNDERLYING SUCH CHANGES ARE NOTED IN THE DOCUMENTATION. THE 365 NBER INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT SERIES HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 822 VARIABLES. SIZE LIMITATIONS REQUIRE DISTRIBUTION AS THREE SEPARATE DATASETS. ORDER OF VARIABLES WITHIN THE INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT DATASETS FOLLOWS THE OUTLINE OF THE NBER CATALOG: - ***** DATASET 08A, VARIABLES 1-303 ***** 0 VIII. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT A. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT 1. GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, AGGREGATE ESTIMATES 2. NATIONAL INCOME, PERSONAL INCOME, AND SELECTED COMPONENTS A. NATIONAL INCOME B. PERSONAL INCOME 1. AGGREGATES 2. PROPRIETORS' INCOME 3. INVESTMENT INCOME B. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS IN MINING INDUSTRIES 4. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES 1 5. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES B. FOOD AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. MEAT PRODUCTS 4. GRAIN, MILL, AND BAKERY PRODUCTS 7. CANE SUGAR REFINING 9. TOBACCO MANUFACTURES C. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. COTTON 3. SILK AND MANMADE FIBERS 4. WOOL 5. APPAREL D. LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE) E. FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 1. INDEXES F. PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF PAPER EXCEPT NEWSPRINT G. PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES H. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS J. RUBBER AND MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS K. LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. FOOTWEAR L. STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. GLASS 3. CEMENT M. PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. BLAST FURNACES, STEEL WORKS, AND ROLLING MILLS N. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS O. MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. CONSTRUCTION AND MINING MACHINERY P. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Q. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT R. BUILDING MATERIALS (SEE ALSO VIII-B-5-D ABOVE) 6. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS IN 1 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES A. TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES 1. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION B. PUBLIC UTILITIES 2. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER 10. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES 11. PAYROLLS AND UNIT LABOR COSTS IN GOVERNMENT C. EARNINGS AND WAGES RATES 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. EARNINGS AND WAGE RATES IN MINING INDUSTRIES 4. EARNINGS AND WAGES RATES IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES 5. EARNINGS AND WAGE RATES IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 1. ANNUAL EARNINGS 2. MONTHLY EARNINGS 3. WEEKLY EARNINGS (***** END OF DATASET 08A *****) - ***** DATASET 08B, VARIABLES 304-600 ***** 4. HOURLY EARNINGS B. FOOD AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2. MEAT PRODUCTS C. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 2. COTTON 3. SILK AND MANMADE FIBERS 4. WOOL D. LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE) E. FURNITURE AND FIXTURES F. PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES G. PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES H. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS J. RUBBER AND MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS K. LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2. LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING 3. FOOTWEAR M. PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS N. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS O. MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. CONSTRUCTION AND MINING 1 MACHINERY P. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Q. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3. MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 6. EARNINGS AND WAGE RATES IN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES A. TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES 1. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION 2. LOCAL AND INTERURBAN RAILWAYS AND BUS LINES B. PUBLIC UTILITIES 2. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER 10. EARNINGS AND WAGE RATES IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES 11. EARNINGS AND WAGE RATES IN GOVERNMENT D. LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT 1. AGGREGATES A. POPULATION AND LABOR FORCE B. EMPLOYMENT 2. EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE 3. EMPLOYMENT IN MINING INDUSTRIES 4. EMPLOYMENT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES 5. EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES B. FOOD AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. MEAT PRODUCTS 4. GRAIN-MILL AND BAKERY PRODUCTS 7. CANE SUGAR REFINING 9. TOBACCO MANUFACTURES C. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE MILL PRODUCE 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. COTTON 3. SILK AND MANMADE FIBERS 4. WOOL 5. APPAREL D. LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS (EXCEPT FURNITURE) E. FURNITURE AND FIXTURES F. PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (SEE ALSO VII-D-5.G.) 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF PAPER EXCEPT NEWSPRINT G. PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES H. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS J. RUBBER AND MISCELLANEOUS 1 PLASTIC PRODUCTS K. LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING 3. FOOTWEAR L. STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. GLASS 3. CEMENT M. PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. BLAST FURNACES, STEEL WORKS, AND ROLLING MILLS N. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS O. MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. CONSTRUCTION AND MINING MACHINERY P. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES Q. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 6. EMPLOYMENT IN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES A. TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES 1. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION B. PUBLIC UTILITIES 2. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER 10. EMPLOYMENT IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES (***** END OF DATASET 08B *****) - ***** DATASET 08C, VARIABLES 601-822 ***** E. HOURS OF WORK 1. AGGREGATES 3. HOURS OF WORK IN MINING INDUSTRIES 5. HOURS OF WORK IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES B. FOOD AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2. MEAT PRODUCTS C. TEXTILE AND TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 3. SILK AND MANMADE FIBERS 4. WOOL E. FURNITURE AND FIXTURES F. PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS H. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS J. RUBBER AND MISCELLANEOUS 1 PLASTIC PRODUCTS K. LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 2. LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING 3. FOOTWEAR M. PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 1. INDEXES AN AGGREGATES N. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS O. MACHINERY (EXCEPT ELECTRICAL) 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATES 3. CONSTRUCTION AND MINING MACHINERY P. ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Q. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 3. MOTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 6. HOURS OF WORK IN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES A. TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES 1. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION (1) AGGREGATES (2) FREIGHT SERVICE (3) PASSENGER SERVICE (4) MAINTENANCE F. UNEMPLOYMENT AND LABOR CONDITIONS 1. UNEMPLOYMENT A. NUMBER B. RATES C. LABOR DISPUTES 2. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY A. PUBLIC 1. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 2. JOB PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES (1) APPLICATIONS (2) OPENINGS (3) PLACEMENTS B. PRIVATE 3. LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING A. SEPARATION RATES B. ACCESSION RATES (***** END OF DATASET 08C *****) - IN NBER DATASETS, THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS IS AN INTERVAL OF TIME---A YEAR, QUARTER, OR MONTH. THE BULK OF OBSERVATIONS ARE MONTHLY, AND MOST VARIABLES CONTAINING ORIGINAL MONTHLY DATA CONTAIN ANNUAL VALUES AS WELL. NEXT IN NUMBER TO MONTHLY AND MONTHLY-ANNUAL VARIABLES ARE VARIABLES CONTAINING ONLY ANNUAL DATA. ALSO FOUND IN THE NBER COLLECTION ARE QUARTERLY AND QUARTERLY-ANNUAL VARIABLES. 1 RARELY, A VARIABLE MAY CONTAIN MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL VARIABLES. IN VARIABLES CONTAINING ANNUAL AND EITHER QUARTERLY OR MONTHLY DATA, THE ANNUAL VALUE WILL BE THE SUM OR THE MEAN OF THE DATA COLLECTED AT SHORTER TIME INTERVALS, DEPENDENT UPON THE NATURE OF THE TIME SERIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE OF AN INDEX, THE ANNUAL FIGURE WILL USUALLY BE THE MEAN OF MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY VALUES. IN VARIABLES WHICH MEASURE QUANTITIES OR NUMBER OVER TIME, SUCH AS NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, THE ANNUAL VALUE WILL BE THE SUM OF MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY DATA. THE NBER INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT DATASETS CONTAIN TWO CASE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLES: THE "TIME INTERVAL" AND "INTERVAL TYPE" VARIABLES. THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE IS A FIVE-DIGIT NUMBER OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS EQUAL THE LAST NUMBERS OF THE YEAR OF THE OBSERVATION (911 FOR 1911, 889 FOR 1889) AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR OR QUARTER. FOR EXAMPLE, AN OBSERVATION FOR JANUARY 1901 WOULD HAVE A VALUE OF 90101 FOR THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE; THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1901 WOULD BE EQUAL TO 90103. THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE SPECIFIES WHETHER THE CASE CONTAINS MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR ANNUAL DATA. IT IS A ONE-DIGIT INTEGER HAVING A VALUE OF 1 FOR ANNUAL CASES, 2 FOR QUARTERLY CASES, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY CASES. USED TOGETHER, THE TIME INTERVAL AND INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE UNIQUELY IDENTIFY EACH CASE. FOR EXAMPLE, MARCH, 1901 AND THE FIRST QUARTER 1901 WOULD BOTH HAVE A TIME INTERVAL VALUE OF 90103; HOWEVER, THE INTERVAL TYPE VALUE OF 3 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH AND 2 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ALLOWS THE TWO CASES TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM ONE ANOTHER. IN ADDITION, THE TIME INTERVAL AND INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLES CAN BE USED TO SUBSET THE DATASET BY TIME OR TYPE OF DATA OR BOTH AND WILL FACILITATE THE MERGING OF OTHER ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, OR POLITICAL VARIABLES INTO THE DATASETS. B. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS MANY OF THE TIME SERIES IN THE NBER COLLECTION CONTAIN A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL DATA. DR. GEOFFREY H. MOORE, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS CYCLE RESEARCH AT NBER, HAS WRITTEN THE FOLLOWING REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS: THE MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY DATA IN THE NATIONAL BUREAU'S COLLECTION OF TIME SERIES ARE ADJUSTED, IN MOST INSTANCES, FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS. VIRTUALLY THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE SERIES WHERE NO SEASONAL VARIATION WAS PRESENT OR COULD BE FOUND. OCCASIONALLY SEASONAL MOVEMENTS WILL DISAPPEAR FROM A SERIES FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS, AS FOR EXAMPLE WHEN PRICES ARE FIXED BY FIAT OR WHEN THE MONETARY AUTHORITIES COUNTER THE SEASONAL PRESSURES ON INTEREST RATES. THE PERVASIVENESS OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS CAN BE TRACED TO THEIR SOURCE: RECURRING CHANGES IN THE WEATHER OR CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND CONVENTIONAL CHANGES DUE TO RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, HOLIDAYS, AND OTHER CUSTOMS, THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH, LEGAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS TAX PAYMENT DATES, OR BUSINESS PRACTICES 1 SUCH AS QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. FOR PURPOSES OF BUSINESS CYCLE ANALYSIS THE REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS CAUSED BY THESE FACTORS ARE LARGELY IRRELEVANT AND CONFUSING. THEY ARE REMOVED BY SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. ONLY THE ORIGINAL AND THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE REPRODUCED IN THIS FILE. THE SEASONAL FACTORS USED TO DERIVE THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE NOT SHOWN. THEY CAN BE REPRODUCED, AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY, IN MOST INSTANCES, BY DIVIDING THE ORIGINAL DATA BY THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. IN SOME INSTANCES, NOTABLY WHERE THE ORIGINAL DATA HAVE PLUS AND MINUS VALUES, THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES SHOULD BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL TO DERIVE THE SEASONAL FACTORS. SINCE THE SEASONAL FACTORS CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME, SOMETIMES EVERY YEAR, IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO REPRODUCE THE FACTORS PRECISELY, BECAUSE OF ROUNDING PROBLEMS. MOREOVER, THE METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE SEASONAL FACTORS HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED. THE ORIGINAL FILES FROM WHICH THESE RECORDS WERE TAKEN USUALLY CONTAIN WORKSHEETS WHICH SHOW HOW THE SEASONAL FACTORS WERE ESTIMATED. MOST OF THE SERIES WERE ADJUSTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU AND A VARIETY OF METHODS WERE USED, WHICH WILL BE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED HERE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS THE USER IS REFERRED TO THE SOURCES LISTED BELOW. METHODS OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT USED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU CHANGED DURING THE PERIOD, BEGINNING IN THE 1920'S WHEN THE DATA WERE BEING COLLECTED AND ANALYZED. THE TWO PRINCIPAL METHODS USED WERE THE "MONTHLY MEANS" METHOD AND THE "RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD." WITH THE MONTHLY MEANS METHOD THE ORIGINAL DATA FOR ALL THE JANUARIES WERE AVERAGED OVER A PERIOD OF, SAY, TEN YEARS, THEN THE MEAN OF ALL THE FEBRUARIES WAS OBTAINED, AND SO ON. THESE TWELVE AVERAGES ARE THEN ADJUSTED FOR SECULAR TREND AND EXPRESSED AS A RATIO TO THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR. THE RESULTING RATIOS FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, ETC. ARE THE SEASONAL FACTORS TO BE DIVIDED INTO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO OBTAIN THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD. VARIATIONS ON THIS METHOD INVOLVED TAKING AVERAGES OF THE MIDDLE ITEMS IN THE ARRAY OF JANUARIES, ETC.; APPLYING THE SEASONAL INDEXES TO A PERIOD SHORTER OR LONGER THAN THE PERIOD FROM WHICH THEY WERE DERIVED; AND OPERATING WITH DIFFERENCES INSTEAD OF RATIOS. THE RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD RELIES ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT A TWELVE MONTH MOVING AVERAGE IS NOT, AS A RULE, AFFECTED BY SEASONAL VARIATIONS BUT DOES CONTAIN ALL OF THE SECULAR TREND, MUCH OF THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT, AND LITTLE OF THE IRREGULAR FLUCTUATION. HENCE WHEN IT IS DIVIDED INTO THE ORIGINAL DATA THE RATIOS CONTAIN ALL OF THE SEASONAL VARIATION, NONE OF THE TREND, SOME OF THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT AND ALL OF THE IRREGULAR. BY AVERAGING ALL THE JANUARY RATIOS FOR A PERIOD OF, SAY, SEVEN YEARS, THEN ALL THE FEBRUARY RATIOS, ETC., ONE OBTAINS A SET OF SEASONAL INDEXES IN WHICH THE RESIDUAL CYCLICAL AND IRREGULAR MOVEMENTS HAVE LARGELY CANCELED OUT. VARIANTS OF THIS METHOD INVOLVED USING WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGES INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE TWELVE MONTH AVERAGE, ALTERING THE PERIODS OVER WHICH THE RATIOS WERE AVERAGED OR ALTERING THE METHOD OF AVERAGING, AND USING DIFFERENCES INSTEAD OF RATIOS. THIS 1 METHOD BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE WIDELY USED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER METHOD OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT DEVELOPED BY JULIUS SHISKIN, VAROUSLY CALLED X-11, CENSUS METHOD II, ETC. A NUMBER OF THE SERIES IN THE BUREAU'S COLLECTION WERE ADJUSTED BY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. THE RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD IS READILY ADAPTED TO PRODUCING A MOVING SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT, I.E. SEASONAL FACTORS THAT CHANGE EVERY YEAR IN A SMOOTH, PROGRESSIVE FASHION. ANOTHER METHOD USED TO ADJUST THE SEASONAL FACTORS FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER IS CALLED AMPLITUDE ADJUSTMENT: THE PATTERN OF THE FACTORS DURING THE YEAR IS HELD CONSTANT BUT THE SIZE OF THE SEASONAL SWING IS MADE LARGER IN SOME YEARS THAN IN OTHERS BY MEANS OF A REGRESSION ADJUSTMENT. MANY SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED, USUALLY BY THE COMPILERS, BY AN IMPLICIT MOVING SEASONAL. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED COMPONENTS ARE SUMMED TO FORM THE TOTAL, AND SHIFTS IN THEIR MAGNITUDES CAUSE CHANGES IN THE IMPLICIT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE TOTAL. FINALLY, IN SOME INSTANCES A SPECIAL METHOD, DEVISED BY ARTHUR F. BURNS, FOR ELIMINATING SEASONAL VARIATIONS FROM HIGHLY IRREGULAR SERIES HAS BEEN USED. IT INVOLVES MULTIPLYING THE SEASONAL FACTORS (EXPRESSED AS DEVIATIONS FROM 100) BY A SMOOTHED VERSION OF THE SERIES (A TWELVE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGE) AND SUBTRACTING THE RESULTING PRODUCTS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATA. THE METHOD ASSUMES THAT THE ABSOLUTE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE SERIES SOULD BE ADJUSTED (I.E., IN ORIGINAL UNITS) IS INDEPENDENT OF THE IRREGULAR COMPONENT OF THE SERIES. FOR FULLER EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE METHODS OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT USED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OVER THE YEARS CONSULT THE FOLLOWING NBER PUBLICATIONS: KUZNETS, SIMON, "SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN INDUSTRY AND TRADE," 1933 BURNS, ARTHUR F., AND WESLEY C. MITCHELL, "MEASURING BUSINESS CYCLES," CHAPTER 3 AND ITS APPENDIX, 1946 MITCHELL, WESLEY C., "BUSINESS CYCLES: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING," PP. 233-249, 1927 MACAULAY, FREDERICK R., "THE SMOOTHING OF TIME SERIES," 1931 SHISKIN, JULIUS, "ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND BUSINESS INDICATORS," 1957 (REPRINTED IN MOORE, GEOFFREY H., "BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS," SHISKIN, JULIUS AND HARRY EISENPRESS, "SEASONALLY ADJUSTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC COMPUTER METHODS," 1958 1 (ICPSR 7644) 1 - DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '01' DK 1 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. 1 2 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 1 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0606 08354 AV HOUR 3R 947-970 MD=-999999 REF 0606 LOC 15 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, TOTAL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08354 1 (ICPSR 7644) 3 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1969 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-01/1970 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FOR 1947-1958 DATA: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50, ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE LABOR FORCE; FOR 1959-1970 DATA: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY ISSUES OF EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS. NOTES: DATA REPRESENT AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK BY THE EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE "AT WORK": PERSONS 14 YEARS AND OLDER THROUGH 1966; PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OLDER THEREAFTER. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0607 08354 AV HOUR 3S 947-970 MD=-999999 REF 0607 LOC 24 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, TOTAL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08354 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-01/1970 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FOR 1947-1958 DATA: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50, ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE LABOR FORCE; FOR 1959-1970 DATA: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY ISSUES OF EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS. NOTES: DATA REPRESENT AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK BY THE EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE "AT WORK": PERSONS 14 YEARS AND OLDER THROUGH 1966; PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OLDER THEREAFTER. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0608 08304 PER WEE 3R 941-969 MD=-999999 REF 0608 LOC 33 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 4 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 08304 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1942-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-10/1969, 12/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50, FOR MARCH 1943-1948 DATA: NO. 13; FOR 1949 DATA: NO. 19; FOR 1950: NO. 31; FOR 1951: NO. 40; FOR 1952: NO. 45; FOR 1953-1954: NO. 59; FOR 1955: NO. 67; FOR 1956: NO. 72; FOR 1957: NO. 85; FOR 1958-JUNE 1959: SERIES P-57, NOS. 187-204; FOR JULY 1959-1969: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY REPORT OF THE LABOR FORCE. NOTES: DATA FOR 1941 TO FEBRUARY 1943 REFER TO ALL PERSONS WITH JOBS; THEREAFTER DATA REFER TO PERSONS ACTUALLY AT WORK. THE SURVEY WEEK, THAT CONTAINING THE 8TH OF THE MONTH HAS A HOLIDAY. STARTING JULY 1955 THE SURVEY WEEK WAS SHIFTED TO THE WEEK CONTAINING THE 12TH OF THE MONTH. THE EFFECT OF THE HOLIDAY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED THROUGH 1954 BY INTERPOLATION. STARTING 1955, HOURS ARE ADJUSTED FOR HOLIDAY WEEKS ON THE BASIS OF THE FORMULA WORKED OUT BY NBER. HOLIDAY ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE PRIOR TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0609 08304 PER WEE 3S 941-965 MD=-999999 REF 0609 LOC 42 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08304 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-12/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY IBM SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50, FOR MARCH 1943-1948 DATA: NO. 13; FOR 1949 DATA: NO. 19; FOR 1950: NO. 31; FOR 1951: NO. 40; FOR 1952: NO. 45; FOR 1953-1954: NO. 59; FOR 1955: NO. 67; FOR 1956: NO. 72; FOR 1957: NO. 85; FOR 1958-JUNE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 5 - (CONTINUED) - 1959: SERIES P-57, NOS. 187-204; FOR JULY 1959-1965: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY REPORT OF THE LABOR FORCE. NOTES: DATA FOR 1941 TO FEBRUARY 1943 REFER TO ALL PERSONS WITH JOBS; THEREAFTER DATA REFER TO PERSONS ACTUALLY AT WORK. IBM SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT ROUNDS FIGURES SO THEY MAY NOT BE ACCURATE TO THE FINAL DECIMAL. THE SURVEY WEEK, THAT CONTAINING THE 8TH OF THE MONTH HAS A HOLIDAY. STARTING JULY 1955 THE SURVEY WEEK WAS SHIFTED TO THE WEEK CONTAINING THE 12TH OF THE MONTH. THE EFFECT OF THE HOLIDAY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED THROUGH 1954 BY INTERPOLATION. STARTING 1955, HOURS ARE ADJUSTED FOR HOLIDAY WEEKS ON THE BASIS OF THE FORMULA WORKED OUT BY NBER. HOLIDAY ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE PRIOR TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0610 08355 PLOY LB 3S 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0610 LOC 51 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 MANHOURS OF EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08355 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-11/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE ............................................................... 0 VAR 0611 08356 POT MAN 3S 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0611 LOC 60 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 POTENTIAL MANHOURS LOST, LABOR FORCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08356 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-11/1969 1 6 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA WAS ESTIMATED BY NBER FROM THE MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. NOTES: COAL AND STEEL STRIKES WHICH ENDED IN NOVEMBER, 1949, ACCOUNTED FOR HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN OCTOBER, 1949. ALSO, A LARGE NUMBER OF COAL MINERS AND STEEL WORKERS, REPORTED AS LOOKING FOR WORK IN OCTOBER, 1949, WERE LATER CLASSIFIED AS "WITH A JOB BUT NOT AT WORK," WHICH LED TO THE DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER (SEE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1949). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0612 08357 POT LAB 3S 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0612 LOC 69 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 POTENTIAL LABOR FORCE MANHOURS, TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08357 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-11/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE (SERIES 08355); USED TO DERIVE MANHOURS OF EMPLOYED PERSONS FROM TOTAL LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT AND AVERAGE HOURS. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '02' DK 2 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 7 - 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 2 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 2 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 8 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0613 08305 MANHOUR 3R 941-947 MD=-999999 REF 0613 LOC 78 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 17-25 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM INDUSTRIES, PERSONS WITH A JOB -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08305 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1942-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DERIVED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT) AND 08269 (NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY). NOTES: SERIES 08305 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1941-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1941-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 9 - 0 VAR 0614 08305 MANHOUR 3S 941-947 MD=-999999 REF 0614 LOC 87 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 26-34 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM INDUSTRIES, PERSONS WITH A JOB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08305 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DERIVED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT) AND 08269 (NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY). NOTES: SERIES 08305 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1941-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1941-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0615 08305 MANHOUR 3R 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0615 LOC 96 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 35-43 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM INDUSTRIES, PERSONS WITH A JOB -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08305 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-08/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DERIVED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT) AND 08269 (NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY). NOTES: SERIES 08305 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1941-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1941-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. IN 1957 EMPLOYMENT WAS REDEFINED TO EXCLUDE PERSONS ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF AND PERSONS TO REPORT TO WORK IN 30 DAYS. 1 10 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THIS REVISION WAS EXTENDED BACK TO 1947 FOR THIS VARIABLE. THE REVISION REDUCED EMPLOYMENT BY SOMEWHAT OVER 0.4%. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0616 08305 MANHOUR 3S 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0616 LOC 105 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 44-52 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM INDUSTRIES, PERSONS WITH A JOB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08305 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-08/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DERIVED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT) AND 08269 (NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY). NOTES: SERIES 08305 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1941-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1941-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. IN 1957 EMPLOYMENT WAS REDEFINED TO EXCLUDE PERSONS ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF AND PERSONS TO REPORT TO WORK IN 30 DAYS. THIS REVISION WAS EXTENDED BACK TO 1947 FOR THIS VARIABLE. THE REVISION REDUCED EMPLOYMENT BY SOMEWHAT OVER 0.4%. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0617 08306 NONFARM 3R 941-966 MD=-999999 REF 0617 LOC 114 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 53-61 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM INDUSTRIES, PERSONS AT WORK ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08306 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1942-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-08/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08304 (AVERAGE HOURS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 11 - (CONTINUED) - OF WORK PER WEEK IN NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT) AND SERIES 08308 (PERSONS AT WORK IN NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0618 08306 NONFARM 3S 941-966 MD=-999999 REF 0618 LOC 123 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 62-70 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM INDUSTRIES, PERSONS AT WORK, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08306 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-08/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK IN NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT) AND SERIES 08308 (PERSONS AT WORK IN NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0619 08307 NO FARM 3R 941-969 MD=-999999 REF 0619 LOC 132 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 71-79 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM ESTABLISHMENTS, ALL EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08307 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1942-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-10/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER DERIVED DATA BY MULTIPLYING SERIES O8304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL) BY SERIES 08268 (EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS). NOTES: THE SURVEY WEEK IN WHICH HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ARE DETERMINED IS THE WEEK INCLUDING THE 8TH OF THE MONTH UNTIL JULY, 1955. IN MANY CASES THIS WEEK CONTAINS A HOLIDAY, THE EFFECT OF WHICH HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BY INTERPOLATION BEGINNING IN JULY THE SURVEY WEEK IS THAT INCLUDING THE 12TH 1 12 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OF THE MONTH. BEGINNING IN 1955 THE EFFECT OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE SURVEY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED ON THE BASIS OF A FORMULA DERIVED BY A. PITTS WHICH MAKES USE OF THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PART-TIME WORKERS IN SUCH WEEKS. BEGINNING IN 1965 A BENCHMARK REVISION OF SEPTEMBER, 1967 HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DATA. SEE FACTORS TAKEN FROM THE JANUARY, 1967 PRINTOUT (NBER). A PROJECTED SEASONAL INDEX IS AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER, 1966-NOVEMBER, 1967. SEE THE NBER PRINTOUT. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '03' DK 3 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 3 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 3 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 13 - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 3 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 14 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0620 08307 NO FARM 3S 941-965 MD=-999999 REF 0620 LOC 141 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 17-25 0 MANHOURS IN NONFARM ESTABLISHMENTS, ALL EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08307 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MANHOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1941-12/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY UNIVAC SOURCE: NBER DERIVED DATA BY MULTIPLYING SERIES O8304 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, NONAGRICULTURAL) BY SERIES 08268 (EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS). NOTES: THE SURVEY WEEK IN WHICH HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ARE DETERMINED IS THE WEEK INCLUDING THE 8TH OF THE MONTH UNTIL JULY, 1955. IN MANY CASES THIS WEEK CONTAINS A HOLIDAY, THE EFFECT OF WHICH HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BY INTERPOLATION. BEGINNING IN JULY THE SURVEY WEEK IS THAT INCLUDING THE 12TH OF THE MONTH. BEGINNING IN 1955 THE EFFECT OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE SURVEY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED ON THE BASIS OF A FORMULA DERIVED BY A. PITTS WHICH MAKES USE OF THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PART-TIME WORKERS IN SUCH WEEKS. BEGINNING IN 1965 A BENCHMARK REVISION OF SEPTEMBER, 1967 HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DATA. SEE FACTORS TAKEN FROM THE JANUARY, 1967 PRINTOUT (NBER). A PROJECTED SEASONAL INDEX IS AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER, 1966-NOVEMBER, 1967; SEE THE NBER PRINTOUT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0621 08340 MA FARM 3S 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0621 LOC 150 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 MANHOURS OF NONFARM EMPLOYEES, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08340 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF MANHOURS AT ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1965 1 (ICPSR 7644) 15 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS, FEBRUARY, 1968 ISSUE FOR 1947-1964 DATA; AUGUST, 1968 ISSUE FOR 1965 DATA. NOTES: DATA ARE REFERRED TO BY THE SOURCE AS "MAN-HOURS IN NONFARM ESTABLISHMENTS, ALL EMPLOYEES." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0622 08293 WEE MAN 3R 947-959 MD=-999999 REF 0622 LOC 159 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF AGGREGATE WEEKLY MANHOURS IN INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08293 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1958 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-08/1959 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS NOTES: DATA ARE ESTIMATED FROM NOVEMBER, 1956-OCTOBER, 1957. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0623 08293 WEE MAN 3S 947-959 MD=-999999 REF 0623 LOC 168 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF AGGREGATE WEEKLY MANHOURS IN INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08293 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-08/1959 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY UNIVAC SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS NOTES: DATA ARE ESTIMATED FROM NOVEMBER, 1956-OCTOBER, 1 16 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - 1957. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0624 08038 IRO MIN 3R 895-939 MD=-999999 REF 0624 LOC 177 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 IRON MINING, AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS PER WEEK WORKED FOR EACH MONTH ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08038 AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: DAYS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1895-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1895-08/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTRY OF LABOUR (LABOUR DEPARTMENT,BOARD OF TRADE UNTIL 1925), ABSTRACT OF LABOUR STATISTICS, 1897-1898, P. 80; AND FOLLOWING ABSTRACTS; DATA FOR 1934 ONLY IS FROM MINISTRY OF LABOUR GAZETTE. NOTES: DATA FROM 1895-1909 REFER TO THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED PER WEEK DURING THE MONTH, BASED ON 4 WEEKS. DATA BEGINNING IN 1910 REFER TO THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED PER WEEK FOR ONE FORTNIGHT PER MONTH -- SOMETIMES THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH, SOMETIMES THE LAST TWO WEEKS. DATA INCLUDE IRON ORE AND IRONSTONE MINES AND OPENWORKS. DATA FOR MAY-NOVEMBER, 1898 ARE AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND. THE DROP IN MARCH, 1912 IS THE RESULT OF A GENERAL COAL MINING STOPPAGE. BEGINNING IN 1920 IT IS ASSUMED THAT DATA REFER ONLY TO MINES IN GREAT BRITAIN. A GENERAL COAL MINING STOPPAGE OCCURED IN OCTOBER, 1920. EMPLOYMENT IS LOW IN MAY-DECEMBER, 1926 PRIMARILY AS THE RESULT OF THE DECREASED DEMAND FOR IRON ORE AT IRON ORE AND STEEL WORKS DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF FUEL. MOST OF THE MINES WERE CLOSED DOWN DURING MAY AND BY THE END OF THE MONTH THE INDUSTRY WAS ALMOST AT A TOTAL STANDSTILL. COAL MINING DISPUTES AFFECTED MINING DURING SUBSEQUENT MONTHS. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 17 - 0 VAR 0625 08038 IRO MIN 3S 895-939 MD=-999999 REF 0625 LOC 186 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 IRON MINING, AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS PER WEEK WORKED FOR EACH MONTH, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08038 AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: DAYS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1895-08/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: MINISTRY OF LABOUR (LABOUR DEPARTMENT,BOARD OF TRADE UNTIL 1925), ABSTRACT OF LABOUR STATISTICS, 1897-1898, P. 80; AND FOLLOWING ABSTRACTS; DATA FOR 1934 ONLY IS FROM MINISTRY OF LABOUR GAZETTE. NOTES: DATA FROM 1895-1909 REFER TO THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED PER WEEK DURING THE MONTH, BASED ON 4 WEEKS. DATA BEGINNING IN 1910 REFER TO THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS WORKED PER WEEK FOR ONE FORTNIGHT PER MONTH -- SOMETIMES THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH, SOMETIMES THE LAST TWO WEEKS. DATA INCLUDE IRON ORE AND IRONSTONE MINES AND OPENWORKS. DATA FOR MAY-NOVEMBER, 1898 ARE AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND. THE DROP IN MARCH, 1912 IS THE RESULT OF A GENERAL COAL MINING STOPPAGE. BEGINNING IN 1920 IT IS ASSUMED THAT DATA REFER ONLY TO MINES IN GREAT BRITAIN. A GENERAL COAL MINING STOPPAGE OCCURED IN OCTOBER, 1920. EMPLOYMENT IS LOW IN MAY-DECEMBER, 1926 PRIMARILY AS THE RESULT OF THE DECREASED DEMAND FOR IRON ORE AT IRON ORE AND STEEL WORKS DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF FUEL. MOST OF THE MINES WERE CLOSED DOWN DURING MAY AND BY THE END OF THE MONTH THE INDUSTRY WAS ALMOST AT A TOTAL STANDSTILL. COAL MINING DISPUTES AFFECTED MINING DURING SUBSEQUENT MONTHS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0626 08029 MANU ID 3R 920-948 MD=-999999 REF 0626 LOC 195 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, TOTAL WAGE EARNERS, NICB --------------------------------------------------------- 1 18 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 08029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-07/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, PP. 44-47; FOR 1934-1940 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940, PP. 115-116 AND DECEMBER, 11, 1941, P. 520; FOR 1941-1948: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD, 1942 AND FOLLOWING YEARS; ALTERNATE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, OCTOBER, 1936, PP. 11-13; SUPPLEMENT OF JANUARY, 1940, P.18, AND SUBSEQUENT SUPPLEMENTS FOR 1940-1942. NOTES: SERIES 08029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1969 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1969. DATA COVER TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. MISSING DATA IN 1922 WAS NOT COMPILED BY NICB. THE SERIES IS CALLED "PRODUCTION WORKERS" IN THE SOURCE BEGINNING IN 1945. SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD OF MARCH, 1945, PP. 80 AND 82 FOR RELATED NOTES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '04' DK 4 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 4 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 4 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 19 - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 4 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 4 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. 1 20 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 4 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0627 08029 MANU ID 3S 920-948 MD=-999999 REF 0627 LOC 204 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, TOTAL WAGE EARNERS, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-07/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, PP. 44-47; FOR 1934-1940 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940, PP. 115-116 AND DECEMBER, 11, 1941, P. 520; FOR 1941-1948: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD, 1942 AND FOLLOWING YEARS; ALTERNATE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, OCTOBER, 1936, PP. 11-13; SUPPLEMENT OF JANUARY, 1940, P.18, AND SUBSEQUENT SUPPLEMENTS FOR 1940-1942. NOTES: SERIES 08029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1969 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1969. DATA COVER TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. THE SERIES IS CALLED "PRODUCTION WORKERS" IN THE SOURCE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 21 - (CONTINUED) - BEGINNING IN 1945. SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD OF MARCH, 1945, PP. 80 AND 82 FOR RELATED NOTES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0628 08029 MANU ID 3R 932-969 MD=-999999 REF 0628 LOC 213 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PRODUCTION WORKERS, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL, BLS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-04/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, BULLETINS NO. 1312, 1312-1 AND SUBSEQUENT BULLETINS NOTES: SERIES 08029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1969 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1969. BEGINNING WITH 1959, ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE INCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0629 08029 MANU ID 3S 932-969 MD=-999999 REF 0629 LOC 222 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PRODUCTION WORKERS, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-04/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, BULLETINS NO. 1312, 1312-1 AND SUBSEQUENT 1312 BULLETINS; REVISED SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR 1954-1969 ARE IN BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS FOR JANUARY, 1966, SEPTEMBER, 1966, OCTOBER, 1967; BENCHMARK 1 22 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - REVISIONS FOR ORIGINAL DATA BEGINNING IN 1965 ARE IN EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, SEPTEMBER, 1967 AND JUNE, 1968; ALSO SEE BLS BULLETIN 1312-6. NOTES: SERIES 08029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1969 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1969. BEGINNING WITH 1959, ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE INCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0630 08265 PRO WOK 3R 920-948 MD=-999999 REF 0630 LOC 231 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS IN MANUFACTURING, TOTAL, NICB ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08265 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1923=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921,1923-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-07/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1931 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, BY ADA BENEY, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR 1932-1933 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE, 1938, TABLE 8; FOR 1934-1935: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940, VOL. 2, NO. 10, TABLE 1; FOR 1936-1948: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD, FEBRUARY, 1945, VOL. 7, NO. 2, PP. 46-47, AND MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08265 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1962. DATA REPRESENT AGGREGATE MANHOURS FOR THE SURVEY WEEK IN EACH MONTH. PRIOR TO MARCH, 1945 THE TERM WAGE EARNER RATHER THAN PRODUCTION WORKER WAS USED. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 23 - 0 VAR 0631 08265 PRO WOK 3S 920-948 MD=-999999 REF 0631 LOC 240 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS IN MANUFACTURING, TOTAL, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08265 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1923=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-07/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1931 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, BY ADA BENEY, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR 1932-1933 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE, 1938, TABLE 8; FOR 1934-1935: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940, VOL. 2, NO. 10, TABLE 1; FOR 1936-1948: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD, FEBRUARY, 1945, VOL. 7, NO. 2, PP. 46-47, AND MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08265 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1962. DATA REPRESENT AGGREGATE MANHOURS FOR THE SURVEY WEEK IN EACH MONTH. PRIOR TO MARCH, 1945 THE TERM WAGE EARNER RATHER THAN PRODUCTION WORKER WAS USED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0632 08265 PRO WOK 3S 932-962 MD=-999999 REF 0632 LOC 249 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS IN MANUFACTURING, TOTAL, NICB, NBER-BLS, SEASONLLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08265 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY MULTIPLYING SERIES 08010 1 24 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT) BY SERIES 08029 (AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK) CONVERTED TO A 1957-1959=100 BASE. NOTES: SERIES 08265 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1948 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1962. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0633 08263 AVE WOK 3R 932-962 MD=-999999 REF 0633 LOC 258 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PRODUCTION WORKERS, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, BLS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08263 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-02/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1932-JUNE 1961 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960, BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312, 1961; FOR JULY, 1961-FEBRUARY, 1962 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '05' DK 5 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 5 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 25 - 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 5 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 5 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 5 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 26 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 5 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0634 08263 AVE WOK 3S 932-962 MD=-999999 REF 0634 LOC 267 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PRODUCTION WORKERS, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08263 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-02/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY BLS SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1932-JUNE, 1961 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960, BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312, 1961; FOR JULY, 1961-FEBRUARY, 1962 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 27 - 0 VAR 0635 08266 WOR MAN 3R 932-947 MD=-999999 REF 0635 LOC 276 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08266 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-JULY, 1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER: SERIES 08146 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL DURABLE GOODS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08263 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, BLS) AND CONVERTED TO THE BASE 1947-JULY, 1949=100. NOTES: SERIES 08266 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. THIS SEGMENT MAY BE CONTINUED UNTIL JULY, 1949 WHEN EMPLOYMENT DATA END ON THIS BASIS, DUE TO A CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE TO THE SEGMENT WHICH FOLLOWS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0636 08266 WOR MAN 3S 932-947 MD=-999999 REF 0636 LOC 285 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08266 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-JULY, 1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER: SERIES 08146 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL DURABLE GOODS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08263 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, 1 28 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, BLS) AND CONVERTED TO THE BASE 1947-JULY, 1949=100. NOTES: SERIES 08266 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. THIS SEGMENT MAY BE CONTINUED UNTIL JULY, 1949 WHEN EMPLOYMENT DATA END ON THIS BASIS, DUE TO A CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE TO THE SEGMENT WHICH FOLLOWS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0637 08266 WOR MAN 3R 939-961 MD=-999999 REF 0637 LOC 294 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08266 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1960 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 1939-1946 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER: SECOND SEGMENT OF SERIES 08146 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL DURABLE GOODS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08263 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS) AND CONVERTED TO THE BASE 1947-1949=100; DATA FOR 1947-1961 ARE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INDEXES OF AGGREGATE WEEKLY MANHOURS IN INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, BLS RELEASES OF MAY, 1955, JULY, 1958, AND EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08266 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. DATA FOR 1947, THE FIRST YEAR TAKEN FROM BLS PUBLISHED FIGURES SHOW ONLY A MINOR DISCREPANCY FROM NBER CALCULATIONS FOR THE YEAR -- THE NBER MONTHLY AVERAGE IS 106.2; THE BLS AVERAGE IS 106.1. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE TO THE PRECEEDING SEGMENT. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 29 - 0 VAR 0638 08266 WOR MAN 3S 939-961 MD=-999999 REF 0638 LOC 303 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08266 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1939-1946 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER: SECOND SEGMENT OF SERIES 08146 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL DURABLE GOODS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08263 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, DURABLE GOODS) AND CONVERTED TO THE BASE 1947-1949=100; DATA FOR 1947-1961 ARE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INDEXES OF AGGREGATE WEEKLY MANHOURS IN INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, BLS RELEASES OF MAY, 1955, JULY, 1958, AND EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08266 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. DATA FOR 1947, THE FIRST YEAR TAKEN FROM BLS PUBLISHED FIGURES SHOW ONLY A MINOR DISCREPANCY FROM NBER CALCULATIONS FOR THE YEAR -- THE NBER MONTHLY AVERAGE IS 106.2; THE BLS AVERAGE IS 106.1. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE TO THE PRECEEDING SEGMENT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0639 08264 AVE PER 3R 932-962 MD=-999999 REF 0639 LOC 312 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PRODUCTION WORKERS, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS, BLS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08264 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1961 1 30 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-02/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1932-1961 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960, BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312, 1961; FOR 1962: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY ISSUES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0640 08264 AVE PER 3S 932-962 MD=-999999 REF 0640 LOC 321 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PRODUCTION WORKERS, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08264 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-02/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1932-1961 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960, BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312, 1961; FOR 1962: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY ISSUES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '06' DK 6 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 6 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 31 - 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 6 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 6 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 6 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 32 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 6 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0641 08267 IN PROD 3R 932-947 MD=-999999 REF 0641 LOC 330 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08267 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-JULY, 1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER: SERIES 08001 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL NONDURABLE GOODS, BLS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08264 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS) AND CONVERTED TO BASE 1947-JULY, 1949=100. NOTES: SERIES 08267 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 33 - (CONTINUED) - THE OLD BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EMPLOYMENT SERIES (08001) ENDS IN JULY, 1949, DUE TO A CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE SECOND SEGMENT OF THIS SERIES IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0642 08267 IN PROD 3S 932-947 MD=-999999 REF 0642 LOC 339 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08267 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-JULY, 1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER: SERIES 08001 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, TOTAL NONDURABLE GOODS, BLS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08264 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS) AND CONVERTED TO BASE 1947-JULY, 1949=100. NOTES: SERIES 08267 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. THE OLD BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EMPLOYMENT SERIES (08001) ENDS IN JULY, 1949, DUE TO A CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE SECOND SEGMENT OF THIS SERIES IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0643 08267 IN PROD 3R 939-961 MD=-999999 REF 0643 LOC 348 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08267 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 1 34 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1960 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FOR 1939-1946 DATA: NBER COMPUTED DATA, SECOND SEGMENT OF SERIES 08001 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08264 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS) AND CONVERTED TO THE BASE 1947-1949=100; FOR 1947-1961 DATA: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INDEXES OF AGGREGATE WEEKLY MANHOURS IN INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, BLS RELEASES OF MAY, 1955, JULY, 1958, AND EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY. NOTES: SERIES 08267 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. 1947 IS THE FIRST YEAR PUBLISHED BLS FIGURES WERE USED. NBER COMPUTATION FOR THAT YEAR SHOW ONLY A MINOR DISCREPANCY WITH BLS DATA-- NBER SHOWS A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 103.2; BLS SHOWS AN AVERAGE OF 103.1. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH THE PRECEEDING SEGMENT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0644 08267 IN PROD 3S 939-961 MD=-999999 REF 0644 LOC 357 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION WORKER MANHOURS, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS, NBER, BLS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08267 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FOR 1939-1946 DATA: NBER COMPUTED DATA, SECOND SEGMENT OF SERIES 08001 (PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS) WAS MULTIPLIED BY SERIES 08264 (AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MANUFACTURING, NONDURABLE GOODS) AND CONVERTED TO THE BASE 1947-1949=100; FOR 1947-1961 DATA: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INDEXES OF AGGREGATE WEEKLY MANHOURS IN INDUSTRIAL AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, BLS RELEASES OF MAY, 1955, JULY, 1958, AND 1 (ICPSR 7644) 35 - (CONTINUED) - EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY. NOTES: SERIES 08267 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1947 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-1947 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1961. 1947 IS THE FIRST YEAR PUBLISHED BLS FIGURES WERE USED. NBER COMPUTATION FOR THAT YEAR SHOW ONLY A MINOR DISCREPANCY WITH BLS DATA-- NBER SHOWS A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 103.2; BLS SHOWS AN AVERAGE OF 103.1. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH THE PRECEEDING SEGMENT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0645 08030 AL MALE 3R 920-944 MD=-999999 REF 0645 LOC 366 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, ALL MALE, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08030 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-04/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1941 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942-1944: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0646 08030 AL MALE 3S 920-940 MD=-999999 REF 0646 LOC 375 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, ALL MALE, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08030 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 36 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1940 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0647 08031 SEMI SK 3R 920-944 MD=-999999 REF 0647 LOC 384 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, MALE, SEMI-SKILLED AND SKILLED, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08031 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-04/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1941 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942-1944: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. BEGINNING IN 1934, ONLY 24 INDUSTRIES ARE COVERED. THE SILK INDUSTRY WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO INADEQUATE DATA (SEE SOURCE). DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '07' DK 7 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 37 - 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 7 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 7 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 7 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 7 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 38 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 7 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0648 08031 SEMI SK 3S 920-940 MD=-999999 REF 0648 LOC 393 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, MALE, SEMI-SKILLED AND SKILLED, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08031 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 39 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1940 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. BEGINNING IN 1934, ONLY 24 INDUSTRIES ARE COVERED. THE SILK INDUSTRY WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO INADEQUATE DATA (SEE SOURCE). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0649 08032 MALE UN 3R 920-948 MD=-999999 REF 0649 LOC 402 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, MALE, UNSKILLED, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08032 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-07/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1941 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942-1948: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. BEGINNING IN 1934, ONLY 24 INDUSTRIES ARE COVERED. THE SILK INDUSTRY WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO INADEQUATE DATA (SEE SOURCE). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0650 08032 MALE UN 3S 920-940 MD=-999999 REF 0650 LOC 411 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, MALE, UNSKILLED, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 40 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 08032 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1940 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. BEGINNING IN 1934, ONLY 24 INDUSTRIES ARE COVERED. THE SILK INDUSTRY WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO INADEQUATE DATA (SEE SOURCE). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0651 08033 ACT WRK 3R 920-944 MD=-999999 REF 0651 LOC 420 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNER, FEMALE, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-04/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1941 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942-1944: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0652 08033 ACT WRK 3S 920-940 MD=-999999 REF 0652 LOC 429 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK PER WAGE EARNERS, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 41 - (CONTINUED) - FEMALE, TWENTY-FIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936; FOR 1934-1940 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE, 1922 WERE NOT PUBLISHED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0653 08196 MEAT PK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0653 LOC 438 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MEAT PACKING, NICB --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08196 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08196 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. ACCORDING TO NICB, THIS SERIES "INCLUDED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN SLAUGHTERING, DRESSING, AND PACKING MEATS....THE DATA ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDUSTRY, COVERING MANY OF THE LARGEST PLANTS IN THE CHICAGO DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPAL INDEPENDENT PLANTS (NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1 42 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - 1924, P. 75) THIS SEGMENT COULD BE CONTINUED THROUGH JULY, 1948, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILING PAYROLL STATISTICS. THIS SEGMENT IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE WITH THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT, 1932-1956 DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0654 08196 MEAT PK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0654 LOC 447 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, MEAT PACKING, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08196 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08196 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. ACCORDING TO NICB, THIS SERIES "INCLUDED ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN SLAUGHTERING, DRESSING, AND PACKING MEATS....THE DATA ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDUSTRY, COVERING MANY OF THE LARGEST PLANTS IN THE CHICAGO DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPAL INDEPENDENT PLANTS (NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1924, P. 75). THIS SEGMENT COULD BE CONTINUED THROUGH JULY, 1948, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILING PAYROLL STATISTICS. THIS SEGMENT IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE WITH THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT, 1932-1956 DATA. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '08' DK 8 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 43 - 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 8 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 8 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 8 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 8 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 44 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 8 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0655 08196 MEAT PK 3R 932-956 MD=-999999 REF 0655 LOC 456 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MEAT PACKING, BLS -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08196 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 45 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1932-1952 DATA: EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS, MANUFACTURING DIVISION, FOOD AND KINDRED GOODS SUBDIVISION, MEAT PACKING WHOLESALE, RELEASES LS53-1666, FEBRUARY, 1953 AND MAY, 1955; FOR 1953-1956 DATA: RELEASE OF JUNE, 1956 AND MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, 1953 AND FOLLOWING YEARS. NOTES: SERIES 08196 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SEGMENT IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE PRECEEDING SEGMENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0656 08197 RAY MAN 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0656 LOC 465 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, SILK AND RAYON MANUFACTURING, NICB ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08197 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0657 08197 RAY MAN 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0657 LOC 474 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, SILK AND RAYON MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08197 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 46 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0658 08230 WOO MAN 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0658 LOC 483 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, WOOL MANUFACTURING, NICB ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08230 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921,1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08230 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SEGMENT CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948 WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SEGMENT WHICH FOLLOWS, BEGINNING IN 1947 IS NOT COMPARABLE BECAUSE IT COVERS THE WEAVING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS OVER 12 INCHES WIDE, WHILE THE NICB COVERS THE SPINNING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED YARNS AS WELL AS FABRICS (SEE NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1924, P. 57). IN THE BLS CLASSIFICATION, WOOLEN YARN MILLS ARE NOT SEGREGATED FROM THOSE SPINNING YARN FROM COTTON, SILK, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 47 - (CONTINUED) - RAYON, OR OTHER FIBERS; AND THE WEAVING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS OF NARROWER THAN 12 INCH WIDTHS IS NOT TREATED SEPERATELY BUT COMBINED WITH THAT OF OTHER MATERIALS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0659 08230 WOO MAN 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0659 LOC 492 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, WOOL MANUFACTURING, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08230 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08230 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SEGMENT CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY, 1948 WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SEGMENT WHICH FOLLOWS, BEGINNING IN 1947 IS NOT COMPARABLE BECAUSE IT COVERS THE WEAVING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS OVER 12 INCHES WIDE, WHILE THE NICB COVERS THE SPINNING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED YARNS AS WELL AS FABRICS (SEE NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1924, P. 57). IN THE BLS CLASSIFICATION, WOOLEN YARN MILLS ARE NOT SEGREGATED FROM THOSE SPINNING YARN FROM COTTON, SILK, RAYON, OR OTHER FIBERS; AND THE WEAVING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS OF NARROWER THAN 12 INCH WIDTHS IS NOT TREATED SEPERATELY BUT COMBINED WITH THAT OF OTHER MATERIALS. 1 48 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0660 08230 WOO MAN 3R 947-956 MD=-999999 REF 0660 LOC 501 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, WOOL MANUFACTURING, BLS ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08230 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS, MANUFACTURING DIVISION, TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS GROUP, WOOLEN AND WORSTED, RELEASES LS53-1609, FEBRUARY, 1953, MAY, 1955, JUNE, 1956; MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08230 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT COMPARABLE WITH THE PRECEEDING NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD SEGMENT BECAUSE IT COVERS THE WEAVING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS OVER 12 INCHES WIDE, WHILE THE NICB DATA COVERS THE SPINNING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED YARNS AS WELL AS FABRICS. IN THE BLS CLASSIFICATION, WOOLEN YARN MILLS ARE NOT SEGREGATED FROM THOSE SPINNING YARN FROM COTTON, SILK, RAYON, OR OTHER FIBERS; AND THE WEAVING OF WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS OF NARROWER THAN 12 INCH WIDTHS IS NOT TREATED SEPERATELY BUT COMBINED WITH THAT OF OTHER MATERIALS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0661 08200 FUR MAN 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0661 LOC 510 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, FURNITURE MANUFACTURING, NICB ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08200 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 49 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 222, 1936; FOR 1934-1938 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942: NICB CONFERENCE RECORD, APRIL 1943 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 08200 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1949-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948 WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SEGMENT WHICH FOLLOWS IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE BECAUSE IT INCLUDES OTHER INDUSTRIES RELATED TO FURNITURE MANUFACTURE, SUCH AS THE MANUFACTURING OF OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS AND SHADES, METAL FURNITURE, AND ALSO A FEW PLANTS ENGAGED IN CABINET WORK (SEE NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1924, P. 102). DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '09' DK 9 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 9 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 9 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 50 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 9 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 9 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 9 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 51 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0662 08200 FUR MAN 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0662 LOC 519 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, FURNITURE MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08200 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-1933 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 222, 1936; FOR 1934-1938 DATA: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942: NICB CONFERENCE RECORD, APRIL, 1943 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 08200 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1949-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY, 1948 WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SEGMENT WHICH FOLLOWS IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE BECAUSE IT INCLUDES OTHER INDUSTRIES RELATED TO FURNITURE MANUFACTURE, SUCH AS THE MANUFACTURING OF OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS AND SHADES, METAL FURNITURE, AND ALSO A FEW PLANTS ENGAGED IN CABINET WORK (SEE NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1924, P. 102). 1 52 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0663 08200 FUR MAN 3R 947-956 MD=-999999 REF 0663 LOC 528 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, FURNITURE MANUFACTURING, BLS ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08200 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1956 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS, MANUFACTURING DIVISION, DURABLE GOODS SUBDIVISION, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, RELEASES LS53-2079, FEBRUARY, 1953, MAY, 1955, JUNE, 1956; MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08200 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1949-1956. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE PRECEEDING NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD SEGMENT BECAUSE IT INCLUDES OTHER INDUSTRIES RELATED TO FURNITURE MANUFACTURE, SUCH AS THE MANUFACTURING OF OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES, WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS AND SHADES, METAL FURNITURE, AND ALSO A FEW PLANTS ENGAGED IN CABINET WORK (SEE NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, 1924, P. 102). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0664 08234 PAP PUP 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0664 LOC 537 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PAPER AND PULP MANUFACTURING, NICB ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08234 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 53 - (CONTINUED) - UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORDS. NOTES: SERIES 08234 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THE DATA FOR 1940-1942 REFER TO ESTABLISHMENTS PRODUCING PAPER AND PULP. THIS SEGMENT CAN BE CONTINUED THROUGH JULY, 1948 WHEN COMPILATION OF NICB PAYROLL STATISTICS WAS DISCONTINUED. THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT OF DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0665 08234 PAP PUP 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0665 LOC 546 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PAPER AND PULP MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08234 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, FOR JUNE, 1920-JUNE, 1936 DATA: WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936, NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936; FOR JULY, 1936-1937 DATA: SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER OF JUNE, 1938; FOR 1938-SEPTEMBER, 1941: NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR OCTOBER, 1941-1942: NICB MANAGEMENT RECORDS. NOTES: SERIES 08234 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THE DATA FOR 1940-1942 REFER TO ESTABLISHMENTS PRODUCING PAPER AND PULP. THIS SEGMENT CAN BE CONTINUED THROUGH JULY, 1948 WHEN COMPILATION OF NICB PAYROLL STATISTICS WAS DISCONTINUED. THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT OF DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS IS NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE. 1 54 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0666 08234 HOURWRK 3R 932-956 MD=-999999 REF 0666 LOC 555 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, PAPER AND PULP MANUFACTURING, BLS ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08234 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1932-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS GROUP: PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS, RELEASES LS53-1907, FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955; FOR 1953-1956, RELEASE OF JUNE 1956 AND MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08234 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SEGMENT IS ONLY ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE PREVIOUS ONE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0667 08214 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0667 LOC 564 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING, NICB ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08214 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1941 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-07/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, TABLES 1 (ICPSR 7644) 55 - (CONTINUED) - FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08214 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SERIES MAY BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED IT ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE BLS DATA SUBSTITUTED FOR THIS SERIES ARE NOT COMPARABLE IN THEIR INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0668 08214 HOURWRK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0668 LOC 573 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08214 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-07/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, TABLES FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08214 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1942-1956. THIS SERIES MAY BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED IT ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE BLS DATA SUBSTITUTED FOR THIS SERIES ARE NOT COMPARABLE IN THEIR INDUSTRY COVERAGE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '10' DK 10 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 56 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 10 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 10 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 10 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 10 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 57 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 10 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0669 08214 HOURWRK 3R 947-956 MD=-999999 REF 0669 LOC 582 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, BLS ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08214 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1956 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1956 1 58 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1947-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, NONDURABLE GOODS SUBDIVISION, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, RELEASES LS53-2660 OF FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 RELEASE, THE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SEGMENT IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE PREVIOUS ONE SINCE THE BLS INCLUDES THE MANUFACTURE OF FERTILIZERS INTO THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY WHILE THE NICB TREATS THEM AS A SEPARATE INDUSTRY GROUP, AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE INCLUSION OF NEW INDUSTRIES SUCH AS PLASTICS, SYNTHETIC RUBBER AND FIBERS, ETC. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0670 08218 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0670 LOC 591 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, NICB ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08218 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08218 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SERIES' INDUSTRY COVERAGE IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE BLS ONE, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PRODUCTS MADE FROM SYNTHETIC RUBBER. "THE DECLINE FROM DECEMBER 1935 WAS CAUSED BY THE INCLUSION OF DATA FROM COMPANIES NOT COVERED PRIOR TO 1936." 1 (ICPSR 7644) 59 - (CONTINUED) - THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB STOPPED THE COMPILATION OF ITS PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). IT HAS BEEN CONTINUED WITH THE SERIES COMPILED BY THE BLS, BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE PRIOR TO 1947. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0671 08218 HOURWRK 3S 920-930 MD=-999999 REF 0671 LOC 600 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08218 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936). NOTES: SERIES 08218 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SERIES' INDUSTRY COVERAGE IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE BLS ONE, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PRODUCTS MADE FROM SYNTHETIC RUBBER. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0672 08218 HOURWRK 3R 947-956 MD=-999999 REF 0672 LOC 609 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, BLS ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08218 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1956 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12-1956 1 60 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1947-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, NONDURABLE GOODS SUBDIVISION, RUBBER PRODUCTS, RELEASES LS53-2339, FEBRUARY 1953 AND APRIL 1954; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 RELEASE, THE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08218 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SEGMENT IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE NICB ONE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE, HOWEVER, IT ALSO INCLUDES PRODUCTS MADE FROM SYNTHETIC RUBBER. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0673 08198 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0673 LOC 618 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING, NICB ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SERIES' INDUSTRY COVERAGE IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE BLS ONE. IT CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 61 - 0 VAR 0674 08198 HOURWRK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0674 LOC 627 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD. NOTES: SERIES 08198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SERIES' INDUSTRY COVERAGE IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE BLS ONE. IT CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0675 08198 HOURWRK 3R 932-956 MD=-999999 REF 0675 LOC 636 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING, BLS ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1932-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS GROUP: LEATHER: TANNED, 1 62 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - CURRIED AND FINISHED, RELEASES LS53-1911, FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 SUMMARY TABLE (VOLUME 4 OF NBER LIBRARY, BLS BINDERS), THE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SERIES IS BELIEVED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE PREVIOUS ONE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '11' DK 11 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 11 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 11 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 11 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 63 - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 11 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 11 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 64 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0676 08199 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0676 LOC 645 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING, NICB ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08199 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, TABLES FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08199 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1935-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE BLS SERIES STARTING IN 1935 IS COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0677 08199 HOURWRK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0677 LOC 654 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08199 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 65 - (CONTINUED) - SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, TABLES FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08199 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1935-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE BLS SERIES STARTING IN 1935 IS COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0678 08199 HOURWRK 3R 935-956 MD=-999999 REF 0678 LOC 663 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURING, BLS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08199 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1935-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1935-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS GROUP: FOOTWEAR (EXCEPT RUBBER), RELEASES UNNUMBERED, FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 RELEASE , THE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND "EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS." NOTES: SERIES 08199 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1935-1956. THIS SERIES IS BELIEVED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE PREVIOUS ONE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE SINCE THE NICB DATA LIKEWISE INCLUDE "ESTABLISHMENTS MANUFACTURING ONLY LEATHER FOOTWEAR. THE RETURNS COVERING THE MANUFACTURE OF RUBBER FOOTWEAR ARE INCLUDED IN TABULATIONS FOR THE RUBBER INDUSTRY" (NICB, RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES," P. 72). 1 66 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0679 08208 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0679 LOC 672 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING, NICB ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08208 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD, JUNE 1943. NOTES: SERIES 08208 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE BLS SERIES STARTING IN 1935 IS COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0680 08208 HOURWRK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0680 LOC 681 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08208 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 67 - (CONTINUED) - SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORD, JUNE 1943. NOTES: SERIES 08208 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION OF PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE BLS SERIES STARTING IN 1935 IS COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0681 08208 HOURWRK 3R 932-956 MD=-999999 REF 0681 LOC 690 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURING, BLS ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08208 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1932-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES GROUP: BLAST FURNACES, STEEL WORKS AND ROLLING MILLS, UNNUMBERED RELEASES OF FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 RELEASE, THE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08208 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1956. THIS SERIES IS BELIEVED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE PREVIOUS ONE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE SINCE "DATA FOR THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY COVER BLAST FURNACES AND ROLLING MILLS ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PIG IRON AND ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS." (NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES," P. 49). DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1946 AND OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952 REFLECT WORK STOPPAGES. 1 68 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0682 08222 HOURWRK 3R 924-942 MD=-999999 REF 0682 LOC 699 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MACHINE AND MACHINE TOOLS MANUFACTURING, NICB ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08222 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1924, 12/1924-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1924-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORDS. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '12' DK 12 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 12 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 12 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 69 - 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 12 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 12 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 12 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 70 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0683 08222 HOURWRK 3S 924-942 MD=-999999 REF 0683 LOC 708 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, MACHINE AND MACHINE TOOLS MANUFACTURING, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08222 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 12/1924-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1924-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORDS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0684 08226 HOURWRK 3R 924-942 MD=-999999 REF 0684 LOC 717 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, HEAVY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08226 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1924, 12/1924-12/1942 1 (ICPSR 7644) 71 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1924-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORDS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0685 08226 HOURWRK 3S 924-942 MD=-999999 REF 0685 LOC 726 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, HEAVY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08226 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 12/1924-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1924-1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1937, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1938-1941, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; FOR 1942, NICB MANAGEMENT RECORDS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0686 08209 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0686 LOC 735 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING, NICB ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08209 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1 72 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - 1920-JUNE, 1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 1936, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1937-1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, TABLE FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08209 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILATION OF ITS PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE SERIES COMPILED BY THE BLS, AND USED TO CONTINUE THE NICB DATA IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0687 08209 HOURWRK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0687 LOC 744 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING, NICB SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08209 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-JUNE, 1936, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT ON THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936" (NICB STUDIES NO. 229, 1936); FOR JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 1936, SUPPLEMENT TO NICB SERVICE LETTER, JUNE 1938; FOR 1937-1938, NICB ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 28, 1940; FOR 1939-1942, TABLE FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08209 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILATION OF ITS PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD, OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE SERIES COMPILED BY THE BLS, AND USED TO CONTINUE THE NICB DATA IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 73 - 0 VAR 0688 08209 HOURWRK 3R 947-956 MD=-999999 REF 0688 LOC 753 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, ELECTRICAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING, BLS ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08209 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1956 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1947-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, DURABLE GOODS SUBDIVISION: ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955 LS53-2836 RELEASES; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 RELEASE, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08209 IS PRSENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1956. THIS SERIES IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE NICB SERIES IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0689 08201 HOURWRK 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0689 LOC 762 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING, NICB ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08201 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921, 1923-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1933, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936 (NICB STUDIES, NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1934-1942, TABLES FURNISHED BY NICB. 1 74 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 08201 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILATION OF ITS PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD OF OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE NEXT SEGMENT (COMPUTED BY BLS) IS CONSIDERED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '13' DK 13 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 13 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 13 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 13 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER 1 (ICPSR 7644) 75 - (CONTINUED) - WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 13 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 13 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 76 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0690 08201 HOURWRK 3S 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0690 LOC 771 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING, NICB, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08201 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1920-12/1921, 07/1922-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD: FOR 1920-1933, "WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 1914-1936 (NICB STUDIES, NO. 229, 1936); FOR 1934-1942, TABLES FURNISHED BY NICB. NOTES: SERIES 08201 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 1948, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED COMPILATION OF ITS PAYROLL STATISTICS (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD OF OCTOBER 1948, P. 504). THE NEXT SEGMENT (COMPUTED BY BLS) IS CONSIDERED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0691 08201 HOURWRK 3R 934-956 MD=-999999 REF 0691 LOC 780 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE ACTUAL HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING, BLS ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08201 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1934-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1934-10/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1934-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," MANUFACTURING DIVISION, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT GROUP, AUTOMOBILES, FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955 LS53-2673 RELEASES; FOR 1953-1956, SEE JUNE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 77 - (CONTINUED) - 1956 RELEASE, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08201 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1956. THE PREVIOUS NICB SERIES IS BELIEVED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THIS SERIES IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0692 08034 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0692 LOC 789 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, ALL WAGE-EARNERS ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." NOTES: SERIES 08034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1939 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH 1950, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD OF APRIL 1951, P. 151). THE BLS SERIES BEGINNING IN 1939 IS BELIEVED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0693 08034 HOURWRK 3S 921-939 MD=-999999 REF 0693 LOC 798 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, ALL WAGE-EARNERS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS 1 78 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." NOTES: SERIES 08034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1939 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1956. THIS SERIES CAN BE EXTENDED THROUGH 1950, WHEN THE NICB DISCONTINUED ITS COMPILATION (SEE THE MANAGEMENT RECORD OF APRIL 1951, P. 151). THE BLS SERIES BEGINNING IN 1939 IS BELIEVED TO BE ROUGHLY COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0694 08034 HOURWRK 3R 939-956 MD=-999999 REF 0694 LOC 807 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, ALL WAGE-EARNERS, BLS ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-09/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: FOR 1939-1952, "EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS," TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES DIVISION, TRANSPORTATION SUDDIVISION, INTERSTATE RAILROAD GROUP, CLASS I RAILROADS, FEBRUARY 1953 AND MAY 1955 ISSUES NUMBERED LS53-2514; FOR 1953-1956, JUNE 1956 RELEASE, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS." NOTES: SERIES 08034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1939 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1956. THIS SERIES IS ROUGHLY COMPARABLE TO THE NICB SERIES IN INDUSTRY COVERAGE. "ALL WAGE-EARNERS" INCLUDE "NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES." 1 (ICPSR 7644) 79 - 0 VAR 0695 08034 HOURWRK 3R 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0695 LOC 816 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED SHOP WORKERS. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08035 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1924 - FOURTH, 1933 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." NOTES: DATA FROM JULY 1930-1932 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM THE SOURCE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0696 08035 HOURWRK 3S 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0696 LOC 825 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, SKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED SHOP WORKERS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08035 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." NOTES: DATA FROM JULY 1930-1932 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM THE SOURCE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '14' DK 14 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 80 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 14 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 14 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 14 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 14 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 81 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 14 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0697 08036 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0697 LOC 834 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, TRAIN AND ENGINE SERVICE. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08036 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 1 82 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0698 08036 HOURWRK 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0698 LOC 843 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, TRAIN AND ENGINE SERVICE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08036 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0699 08037 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0699 LOC 852 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, UNSKILLED LABOR ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08037 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1924 - FOURTH, 1932 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." NOTES: DATA FOR JULY 1930-1932 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER, AND THE MONTHLY FIGURES FOR JULY 1924-1930 WERE CHECKED AGAINST NICB QUARTERLY FIGURES. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 83 - 0 VAR 0700 08037 HOURWRK 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0700 LOC 861 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK, CLASS I RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, UNSKILLED LABOR, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08037 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD FROM DATA IN ICC "WAGE STATISTICS." NOTES: DATA FOR JULY 1930-1932 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER, AND THE MONTHLY FIGURES FOR JULY 1924-1930 WERE CHECKED AGAINST NICB QUARTERLY FIGURES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0701 08157 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0701 LOC 870 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 53-61 0 TOTAL MAN-HOURS WORKED-ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS (INCLUDING SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES). ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08157 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF SERVICE HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, AND NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, THE SUM OF "COMPUTED-TOTAL TIME ACTUALLY WORKED BY ALL EMPLOYEES AND CONSTRUCTIVE ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION TRAINS AND ENGINE-WAGES STATISTICS FOR THE CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN U.S." NOTES: DATA FOR JULY 1921 THROUGH DECEMBER 1932 INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; DATA FOR JANUARY 1933 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1942 EXCLUDE THEM. 1 84 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0702 08157 HOURWRK 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0702 LOC 879 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL MAN-HOURS WORKED-ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS (INCLUDING SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES), SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08157 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF SERVICE HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, AND NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, THE SUM OF "COMPUTED-TOTAL TIME ACTUALLY WORKED BY ALL EMPLOYEES AND CONSTRUCTIVE ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION TRAINS AND ENGINE-WAGES STATISTICS FOR THE CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN U.S." NOTES: DATA FOR JULY 1921 THROUGH DECEMBER 1932 INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; DATA FOR JANUARY 1933 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1942 EXCLUDE THEM. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA WERE OBTAINED BY ADDITION OF OVERTIME AND STRAIGHT TIME SERIES CORRECTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION. EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON A DAILY BASIS WERE NOT INCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0703 08152 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0703 LOC 888 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 STRAIGHT TIME MAN-HOURS WORKED, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS, ICC ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08152 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF SERVICE HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1922-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF STATISTICS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 85 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: DATA FOR 1921-1928 AND 1933-1943 INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; DATA FOR 1929-1932 EXCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES. DATA INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCES IN TRAIN AND ENGINE SERVICES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '15' DK 15 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 15 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 15 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 15 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, 1 86 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 15 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 15 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 87 - 0 VAR 0704 08152 HOURWRK 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0704 LOC 897 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 STRAIGHT TIME MAN-HOURS WORKED, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS, ICC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08152 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF SERVICE HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1922-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF STATISTICS NOTES: DATA FOR 1921-1928 AND 1933-1943 INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; DATA FOR 1929-1932 EXCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES. DATA INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCES IN TRAIN AND ENGINE SERVICES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0705 08176 HOURPAY 3R 926-942 MD=-999999 REF 0705 LOC 906 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 STRAIGHT TIME HOURS PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED, RAILROAD EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM HOURS ARE REPORTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08176 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1926-1941 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1926-09/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUBTRACTING SERIES 08157 (STRAIGHT TIME HOURS WORKED) FROM TOTAL HOURS PAID, ICC "WAGE STATISTICS". NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. DATA INCLUDE ALL HOURLY REPORTED OCCUPATIONS INCLUDING TRAIN AND ENGINE 1 88 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0706 08176 HOURPAY 3S 926-942 MD=-999999 REF 0706 LOC 915 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 STRAIGHT TIME HOURS PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED, RAILROAD EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM HOURS ARE REPORTED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08176 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1926-09/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUBTRACTING SERIES 08157 (STRAIGHT TIME HOURS WORKED) FROM TOTAL HOURS PAID, ICC "WAGE STATISTICS". NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. DATA INCLUDE ALL HOURLY REPORTED OCCUPATIONS INCLUDING TRAIN AND ENGINE COMPANIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0707 08153 HOURPAY 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0707 LOC 924 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 OVERTIME MAN-HOURS PAID FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS, ICC ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08153 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE U.S. NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. DATA INCLUDE OVERTIME PAID AT PRO-RATA AS WELL AS PUNITIVE RATES. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 89 - 0 VAR 0708 08153 HOURPAY 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0708 LOC 933 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 OVERTIME MAN-HOURS PAID FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS, ICC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08153 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE U.S. NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. DATA INCLUDE OVERTIME PAID AT PRO-RATA AS WELL AS PUNITIVE RATES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0709 08179 HOURPAY 3R 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0709 LOC 942 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 OVERTIME MAN-HOURS PAID FOR EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, ALL EMPLOYEES, EXCLUDING TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES AT OVERTIME RATES INCLUDING TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES AT OTHER RATES ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08179 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1941 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-09/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF STATISTICS, "WAGE STATISTICS", CLASS I RAILROADS IN THE U.S. NOTES: DATA COVER OVERTIME HOURS PAID AT "PUNITIVE" RATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON AN HOURLY BASIS EXCEPT TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES AND "OVERTIME PAID" FOR TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES (NOT INDICATED AT WHAT RATE). OVERTIME HOURS PAID AT "PRO-RATA RATES" ARE NOT COVERED. THIS LATTER ITEM IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS SERIES AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS SHOWN 1 90 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - IN SERIES (08153). DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0710 08179 HOURPAY 3S 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0710 LOC 951 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 OVERTIME MAN-HOURS PAID FOR EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, ALL EMPLOYEES, EXCLUDING TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES AT OVERTIME RATES INCLUDING TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES AT OTHER RATES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08179 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-09/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF STATISTICS, "WAGE STATISTICS", CLASS I RAILROADS IN THE U.S. NOTES: DATA COVER OVERTIME HOURS PAID AT "PUNITIVE" RATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON AN HOURLY BASIS EXCEPT TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES AND "OVERTIME PAID" FOR TRAIN AND ENGINE EMPLOYEES (NOT INDICATED AT WHAT RATE). OVERTIME HOURS PAID AT "PRO-RATA RATES" ARE NOT COVERED. THIS LATTER ITEM IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS SERIES AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS SHOWN IN SERIES (08153). DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '16' DK 16 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 16 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 91 - 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 16 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 16 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 16 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 92 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 16 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0711 08154 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0711 LOC 960 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, PER EMPLOYEE, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08154 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08157 (TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS) AND SERIES 08151 (TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS). NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 93 - 0 VAR 0712 08154 HOURWRK 3S 922-943 MD=-999999 REF 0712 LOC 969 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, PER EMPLOYEE, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08154 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-03/1943,05/1943-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08157 (TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS) AND SERIES 08151 (TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS). NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0713 08155 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0713 LOC 978 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 STRAIGHT TIME HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, PER EMPLOYEE, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08155 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08152 (TOTAL STRAIGHT TIME HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS) AND SERIES 08151 (TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS). NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933 1 94 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0714 08155 HOURWRK 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0714 LOC 987 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 STRAIGHT TIME HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, PER EMPLOYEE, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08155 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-09/1942,01/1943-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08152 (TOTAL STRAIGHT TIME HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS) AND SERIES 08151 (TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS). NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0715 08156 HOURWRK 3R 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0715 LOC 996 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 OVERTIME HOURS WORKED PER MONTH, PER EMPLOYEE, ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS, CLASS I RAILROADS ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08156 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08153 (OVERTIME HOURS PAID FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS) AND SERIES 08151 (TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON HOURLY BASIS). NOTES: DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES UNTIL 1933. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 95 - 0 VAR 0716 08156 OT TIME 3S 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0716 LOC 1005 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 OVERTIME HOURS WORKED PER MONTH PER EMPLOYER, ALL EMPLOYERS, CLASS I RAILROADS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08156 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM SERIES 08153 (OVERTIME HOURS PAID) AND SERIES 08151 (TOTAL RAILROAD EMPLOYEES). NOTES: DATA FOR 1921-1932 INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; DATA FOR 1933-1943 EXCLUDE THESE AREAS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0717 08177 MAN DAY 3R 921-944 MD=-999999 REF 0717 LOC 1014 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 71-79 0 MAN-DAYS PAID FOR, RAILROAD EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM DAYS ARE REPORTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08177 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DAYS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS, STATEMENT M-300. NOTES: DATA FOR 1921-1932 INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; THEREAFTER THESE AREAS ARE NOT COVERED. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '17' DK 17 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 96 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 17 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 17 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 17 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 17 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 97 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 17 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0718 08177 MAN DAY 3S 921-944 MD=-999999 REF 0718 LOC 1023 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 17-25 0 MAN-DAYS PAID, RAILROAD EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM DAYS ARE REPORTED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08177 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DAYS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-08/1944 1 98 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS, STATEMENT M-300. NOTES: DATA FOR 1921-1932 INCLUDES SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; THEREAFTER THESE AREAS ARE NOT COVERED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0719 08159 VICE ME 3R 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0719 LOC 1032 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, STRAIGHT TIME WORKED ------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08159 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0720 08159 VICE ME 3S 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0720 LOC 1041 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, STRAIGHT TIME WORKED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08159 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN 1 (ICPSR 7644) 99 - (CONTINUED) - THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0721 08160 BUT NOT 3R 926-940 MD=-999999 REF 0721 LOC 1050 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08160 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1926-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1926-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0722 08160 BUT NOT 3S 926-940 MD=-999999 REF 0722 LOC 1059 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08160 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1926-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. 1 100 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0723 08161 VICE OT 3R 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0723 LOC 1068 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, OVERTIME ------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08161 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0724 08161 VICE OT 3S 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0724 LOC 1077 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, OVERTIME, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08161 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 101 - (CONTINUED) - RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '18' DK 18 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 18 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 18 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 18 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. 1 102 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 18 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 18 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0725 08162 AS VICE 3R 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0725 LOC 1086 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD PASSENGER SERVICE, STRAIGHT TIME WORKED -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08162 1 (ICPSR 7644) 103 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0726 08162 AS VICE 3S 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0726 LOC 1095 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD PASSENGER SERVICE, STRAIGHT TIME WORKED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08162 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0727 08163 FOR BUT 3R 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0727 LOC 1104 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD PASSENGER SERVICE, TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08163 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 104 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0728 08163 FOR BUT 3S 921-939 MD=-999999 REF 0728 LOC 1113 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 ROAD PASSENGER SERVICE, TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08163 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0729 08164 PASS SE 3R 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0729 LOC 1122 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 53-61 0 ROAD PASSENGER SERVICE, OVERTIME -------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08164 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 105 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0730 08164 PASS SE 3S 921-940 MD=-999999 REF 0730 LOC 1131 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 62-70 0 ROAD PASSENGER SERVICE, OVERTIME, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08164 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-06/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, MONTHLY. NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING FIGURES FOR THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES IN ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE, DIVISION VI-B: "TRANSPORTATION, TRAIN AND ENGINE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0731 08149 MAN WAY 3R 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0731 LOC 1140 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 MAN-HOURS PAID FOR IN MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, CLASS I RAILROADS -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08149 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1941 1 106 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-11/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. NOTES: DATA REFER TO TOTAL TIME PAID FOR, COVERING STRAIGHT TIME, OVERTIME PAID FOR PRO RATA RATES, OVERTIME PAID FOR ALL PRIMITIVE RATES, AND TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED. DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES THROUGH 1932; THEREAFTER EXCLUDES THEM. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '19' DK 19 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 19 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 19 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 19 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET 1 (ICPSR 7644) 107 - (CONTINUED) - IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 19 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 19 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED 1 108 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0732 08149 MAN WAY 3S 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0732 LOC 1149 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 MAN-HOURS PAID FOR IN MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, CLASS I RAILROADS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08149 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-03/1942, 07/1942-09/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. NOTES: DATA REFER TO TOTAL TIME PAID FOR, COVERING STRAIGHT TIME, OVERTIME PAID FOR PRO RATA RATES, OVERTIME PAID FOR ALL PRIMITIVE RATES, AND TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED. DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES THROUGH 1932; THEREAFTER EXCLUDES THEM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0733 08150 MA MAIN 3R 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0733 LOC 1158 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 MAN-HOURS PAID FOR IN MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT AND STORES, CLASS I RAILROADS ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08150 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1941 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-11/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. NOTES: DATA REFER TO TOTAL TIME PAID FOR, COVERING STRAIGHT TIME, OVERTIME PAID FOR PRO RATA RATES, OVERTIME PAID FOR 1 (ICPSR 7644) 109 - (CONTINUED) - ALL PRIMITIVE RATES, AND TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED. DATA INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES THROUGH 1932; THEREAFTER EXCLUDE THEM. DATA FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 1922 ARE EFFECTED BY A STRIKE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0734 08150 MA MAIN 3S 921-942 MD=-999999 REF 0734 LOC 1167 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 MAN-HOURS PAID FOR IN MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT AND STORES, CLASS I RAILROADS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08150 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF MAN-HOURS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1921-03/1942, 07/1942-09/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, WAGE STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. NOTES: DATA REFER TO TOTAL TIME PAID FOR, COVERING STRAIGHT TIME, OVERTIME PAID FOR PRO RATA RATES, OVERTIME PAID FOR ALL PRIMITIVE RATES, AND TIME PAID FOR BUT NOT WORKED. DATA INCLUDES SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES THROUGH 1932; THEREAFTER EXCLUDES THEM. DATA FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 1922 ARE EFFECTED BY A STRIKE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0735 08084 UNEMPLY 3R 929-944 MD=-999999 REF 0735 LOC 1176 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 44-52 0 UNEMPLOYMENT ------------ NBER SERIES: 08084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1929-1944 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1929-12/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, DATA FOR 1929: THE CONFERENCE BOARD ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 20, 1940; 1 110 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATA FOR 1930-1944: THE ECONOMIC ALMANAC FOR 1945-1946. NOTES: SERIES 08084 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1944 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1940-1957 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1957 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING. NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ARISES DURING PERIODS OF HIGH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WHEN THERE ARE PERSONS AT WORK WHO ARE ORDINARILY COUNTED AS MEMBERS OF THE LABOR FORCE (ECONOMIC ALMANIC, 1946-1947, P. 269). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0736 08084 UNEMPLY 3S 929-944 MD=-999999 REF 0736 LOC 1185 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 53-61 0 UNEMPLOYMENT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1929-12/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, DATA FOR 1929: THE CONFERENCE BOARD ECONOMIC RECORD, MARCH 20, 1940; DATA FOR 1930-1944: THE ECONOMIC ALMANAC FOR 1945-1946. NOTES: SERIES 08084 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1944 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1940-1957 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1957 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING. NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ARISES DURING PERIODS OF HIGH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WHEN THERE ARE PERSONS AT WORK WHO ARE ORDINARILY COUNTED AS MEMBERS OF THE LABOR FORCE (ECONOMIC ALMANIC, 1946-1947, P. 269). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 111 - 0 VAR 0737 08084 UNEMPLY 3R 940-957 MD=-999999 REF 0737 LOC 1194 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 3 0 UNEMPLOYMENT ------------ NBER SERIES: 08084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1941-1957 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 03/1940-12/1957 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, DATA FOR 1940-1946: REPORT FOR 1940-1946, SERIES P-50, NO. 2; DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE 1947: SERIES P-57, NO. 79, FEBRUARY 4, 1949; DATA FOR JULY-DECEMBER 1947: NO. 84, JULY 8, 1949; FOR 1948-1952: NO. 86, SEPTEMBER 13, 1949, AND FOLLOWING ISSUES THROUGH NO. 139; FOR 1953-1957: NO. 151, FEBRUARY 1955, AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 08084 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1944 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1940-1957 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1957 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING. NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ARISES BEGINNING JUNE 1947, FIGURES ARE UNROUNDED. COAL AND STEEL STRIKES ENDING IN NOVEMBER 1949 ACCOUNTED FOR HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN OCTOBER 1949. ALSO, A LARGE NUMBER OF COAAL MINERS AND STEEL WORKERS, REPORTED AS LOOKING FOR WORK IN OCTOBER, WERE LATER CLASSIFIED AS "WITH A JOB BUT NOT AT WORK," WHICH LED TO THE DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER (SEE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, BLS, DECEMBER 1949). THE USUAL DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER DID NOT OCCUR IN 1949. THEREFORE THE USE OF THE LOW SEASONAL INDEX DISTORTED THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES FOR OCTOBER. THE SAMPLE WAS CHANGED IN JANUARY 1954 TO 230-AREA SAMPLE. FIGURES FOR 1953 WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER SO THE SERIES IS CONTINUOUS (FOR THE REVISED FIGURES SEE CURRENT POPULATION REPORT, P-50, NO. 59, 1954 ANUAL, P. 53). THE SAMPLE CHANGED AGAIN IN MAY 1956 TO A 330-AREA SAMPLE. FIGURES ON THE OLD SAMPLE BASIS ARE-- ORIGINAL, 2.58; ADJUSTED, 2.77. 1 112 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0738 08084 UNEMPLY 3S 940-957 MD=-999999 REF 0738 LOC 1203 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 3 0 UNEMPLOYMENT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1940-12/1957 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, DATA FOR 1940-1946: REPORT FOR 1940-1946, SERIES P-50, NO. 2; DATA FOR JANUARY-JUNE 1947: SERIES P-57, NO. 79, FEBRUARY 4, 1949; DATA FOR JULY-DECEMBER 1947: NO. 84, JULY 8, 1949; FOR 1948-1952: NO. 86, SEPTEMBER 13, 1949, AND FOLLOWING ISSUES THROUGH NO. 139; FOR 1953-1957: NO. 151, FEBRUARY 1955, AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 08084 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1944 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1940-1957 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1957 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING. NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ARISES BEGINNING JUNE 1947, FIGURES ARE UNROUNDED. COAL AND STEEL STRIKES ENDING IN NOVEMBER 1949 ACCOUNTED FOR HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN OCTOBER 1949. ALSO, A LARGE NUMBER OF COAAL MINERS AND STEEL WORKERS, REPORTED AS LOOKING FOR WORK IN OCTOBER, WERE LATER CLASSIFIED AS "WITH A JOB BUT NOT AT WORK," WHICH LED TO THE DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER (SEE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, BLS, DECEMBER 1949). THE USUAL DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT FROM SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER DID NOT OCCUR IN 1949. THEREFORE THE USE OF THE LOW SEASONAL INDEX DISTORTED THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES FOR OCTOBER. THE SAMPLE WAS CHANGED IN JANUARY 1954 TO 230-AREA SAMPLE. FIGURES FOR 1953 WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY FROM SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER SO THE SERIES IS CONTINUOUS (FOR THE REVISED FIGURES SEE CURRENT POPULATION REPORT, P-50, NO. 59, 1954 ANUAL, P. 53). THE SAMPLE CHANGED AGAIN IN MAY 1956 TO A 330-AREA SAMPLE. FIGURES ON THE OLD SAMPLE BASIS ARE-- ORIGINAL, 2.58; ADJUSTED, 2.77. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 113 - DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '20' DK 20 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 20 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 20 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 20 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. 1 114 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 20 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 20 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0739 08084 UNEMPLY 3R 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0739 LOC 1212 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 3 0 UNEMPLOYMENT ------------ NBER SERIES: 08084 1 (ICPSR 7644) 115 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF PERSONS, 14 YEARS AND OLDER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1966 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DATA FOR 1947-1954: UNPUBLISHED TABULATION OBTAINED FROM COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS; DATA FOR 1955-1966: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50; ANNUAL REPORT OF 1955; AND MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 08084 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1944 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1940-1957 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1957 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING. NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ARISES BEGINNING IN 1947, UNEMPLOYMENT WAS REDEFINED TO INCLUDE PERSONS ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF AND PERSONS WAITING TO REPORT FOR WORK WITHIN 30 DAYS. BEGINNING IN 1957, A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE WAITING GROUP HAS BEEN COVERED BY THE CATEGORY "NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE -- IN SCHOOL." 1955 AND 1956 FIGURES, NOT PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE NEW DEFINITION, MAY BE DERIVED FROM TABLE C, P. 6, MONTHLY REVIEW ON THE LABOR FORCE, FEBRUARY 1957, AND PREVIOUS MONTHLY FIGURES. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE INCLUDED BEGINNING IN 1960; THE EFFECT ON THE DATA IS NEGLIGIBLE. A NEW METHOD OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT WAS BEGUN IN 1961. ADJUSTED DATA ARE THE SUM OF FOUR COMPONENTS -- UNEMPLOYED MALES AND UNEMPLOYED FEMALES, EACH GROUP BROKEN DOWN INTO PERSONS UNDER AND OVER 20 YEARS OF AGE. SEASONAL MENT WAS REVISED FROM APRIL 1948 ON, THEN AGAIN IN MARCH 1965 (SEE MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, JANUARY 1965). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0740 08084 UNEMPLY 3S 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0740 LOC 1221 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 3 0 UNEMPLOYMENT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF PERSONS, 14 YEARS AND OLDER 1 116 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DATA FOR 1947-MARCH 1948: UNEMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MARCH 1960; DATA FOR APRIL 1948-1966: MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, JANUARY 1965, AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 08084 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1944 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1940-1957 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1957 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1966. UNEMPLOYMENT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE LABOR FORCE AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WORKING. NEGATIVE UNEMPLOYMENT ARISES BEGINNING IN 1947, UNEMPLOYMENT WAS REDEFINED TO INCLUDE PERSONS ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF AND PERSONS WAITING TO REPORT FOR WORK WITHIN 30 DAYS. BEGINNING IN 1957, A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE WAITING GROUP HAS BEEN COVERED BY THE CATEGORY "NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE -- IN SCHOOL." 1955 AND 1956 FIGURES, NOT PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE NEW DEFINITION, MAY BE DERIVED FROM TABLE C, P. 6, MONTHLY REVIEW ON THE LABOR FORCE, FEBRUARY 1957, AND PREVIOUS MONTHLY FIGURES. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE INCLUDED BEGINNING IN 1960; THE EFFECT ON THE DATA IS NEGLIGIBLE. A NEW METHOD OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT WAS BEGUN IN 1961. ADJUSTED DATA ARE THE SUM OF FOUR COMPONENTS -- UNEMPLOYED MALES AND UNEMPLOYED FEMALES, EACH GROUP BROKEN DOWN INTO PERSONS UNDER AND OVER 20 YEARS OF AGE. SEASONAL MENT WAS REVISED FROM APRIL 1948 ON, THEN AGAIN IN MARCH 1965 (SEE MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, JANUARY 1965). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0741 08301 YRS OLD 3R 948-965 MD=-999999 REF 0741 LOC 1230 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED, TWENTY YEARS AND OLDER -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08301 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1949-1964 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 04/1948-08/1965 1 (ICPSR 7644) 117 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA WERE DERIVED BY NBER, DATA FOR 1948-1961: FROM "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS", FEBRUARY 1962, SUMMARY TABLES; DATA FOR 1962-1963: SPECIAL LABOR FORCE REPORTS 31 AND 43; DATA FOR 1964-1965: MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE (EXCEPT DATA FOR APRIL-JUNE WHICH COME FROM THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.) NOTES: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING MALE AND FEMALE UNEMPLOYED, 20 YEARS AND OLDER FROM FIGURES LISTED IN THE SOURCES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0742 08301 YRS OLD 3S 948-965 MD=-999999 REF 0742 LOC 1239 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED, TWENTY YEARS AND OLDER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08301 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 04/1948-08/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, JANUARY 1965 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0743 08291 LAY OFF 3R 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0743 LOC 1248 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF PERSONS ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08291 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS, 14 YEARS AND OLDER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1966 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 1947-1956: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50, ANNUAL REPORT, 1 118 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOS. 13, 19, 31, 40, 45, 59, 67, 72; DATA FOR 1957-JUNE 1959: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES P-57, MONTHLY REPORT; DATA FOR JULY 1959-1966: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,, MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS"; ALSO SEE: G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. II, P. 7. NOTES: DATA REPRESENT PERSONS TEMPORARILY LAID OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WITH DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO WORK WITHIN 30 DAYS OF LAYOFF. FIGURES RELATE TO THE SURVEY WEEK CONTAINING THE 8TH OF THE MONTH THROUGH JUNE 1955; THE 12TH OF THE MONTH THEREAFTER. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER OF AUGUST 4, 1961, FROM H. GOLDSTEIN, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, BLS, NO MONTHLY DATA PRIOR TO 1947 ARE AVAILABLE. THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR 1946 WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 97,000 (SEE G. MOORE FOR A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION). BEGINNING IN 1953 THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IS BASED ON A 230-AREA SAMPLE, REPLACING THE PREVIOUSLY USED 68-AREA SAMPLE. DATA BASED ON THE FIRST SAMPLE BASIS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEBRUARY 1954, BUT HAVE BEEN SUPERCEDED AND THE SERIES IS CONSIDERED CONTINUOUS. IN 1956 ANOTHER CHANGE WAS MADE, THE NEW SAMPLE COVERS 330 AREAS AND AGAIN THE SERIES IS CONTINUOUS. FOR THE 1953 CHANGE SEE THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, 1954, SERIES P-50, NO. 59; FOR 1956 SEE NO. 72. THE FIGURE FOR FEBRUARY 1957 IS FROM THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS AND WAS UNPUBLISHED. BEGINNING IN MARCH OF 1957 THESE FIGURES WERE SHOWN IN FOOTNOTES TO TABLES GIVING PERSONS UNEMPLOYED BUT NOT AT WORK -- TEMPORARY LAYOFFS ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED EMPLOYED, BUT ARE INCLUDED IN UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES. BEGINNING IN APRIL 1962, DATA ARE BASED ON THE 1960 CENSUS BENCHMARKS; EARLIER FIGURES ARE BASED ON THE 1950 CENSUS. THE FIGURES FOR APRIL 1962, BASED ON THE EARLIER CENSUS ARE -- ORIGINAL, 95; ADJUSTED, 109. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0744 08291 LAY OFF 3S 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0744 LOC 1257 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 62-70 0 NUMBER OF PERSONS ON TEMPORARY LAYOFF, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08291 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1000 PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 119 - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY UNIVAC SOURCE: DATA FOR 1947-1956: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS--LABOR FORCE, SERIES P-50, ANNUAL REPORT, NOS. 13, 19, 31, 40, 45, 59, 67, 72; DATA FOR 1957-JUNE 1959: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES P-57, MONTHLY REPORT; DATA FOR JULY 1959-1966: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,, MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, AND "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS"; ALSO SEE: G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. II, P. 7. NOTES: THIS SERIES REPRESENTS PERSONS TEMPORARILY LAID OFF FROM THEIR JOBS WITH DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN TO WORK WITHIN 30 DAYS OF LAYOFF. FIGURES RELATE TO THE SURVEY WEEK CONTAINING THE 8TH OF THE MONTH THROUGH JUNE, 1955, AND THE 12TH OF THE MONTH THEREAFTER. BEGINNING IN 1953 THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IS BASED ON A 230-AREA SAMPLE, REPLACING THE PREVIOUSLY USED 68-AREA SAMPLE. DATA BASED ON THE FIRST SAMPLE BASIS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH FEBRUARY 1954, BUT HAVE BEEN SUPERCEDED AND THE SERIES IS CONSIDERED CONTINUOUS. IN 1956 ANOTHER CHANGE WAS MADE, THE NEW SAMPLE COVERS 330 AREAS AND AGAIN THE SERIES IS CONTINUOUS. FOR THE 1953 CHANGE SEE THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, 1954, SERIES P-50, NO. 59; FOR 1956 SEE NO. 72. ACCORDING TO A LETTER DATED 8/4/61 BY THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MANPOWER AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, NO MONTHLY DATA PRIOR TO 1947 ARE AVAILABLE. THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR 1946 WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 97,000. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS SERIES, SEE G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. II, P. 7 (BASIC DATA ON CYCLICAL INDICATORS). THERE THE NATURE OF THE SERIES IS DISCUSSED MORE FULLY AND THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGES IN SAMPLE SIZE IS NOTED. BEGINNING IN MARCH, 1957 THESE FIGURES ARE SHOWN IN FOOTNOTES TO TABLES GIVING PERSONS EMPLOYED BUT NOT AT WORK; TEMPORARY LAYOFFS WERE NO LONGER CONSIDERED EMPLOYED BUT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES FROM MARCH 1957 ON. BEGINNING WITH APRIL 1962, THE DATA ARE BASED ON THE 1960 CENSUS BENCHMARKS; EARLIER FIGURES ARE BASED ON THE 1950 CENSUS. THE FIGURE FOR APRIL, 1962 THAT WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO EARLIER ESTIMATES IS 109. HERE THE FIGURE IS 107. 1 120 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0745 08292 PLO RAT 3S 929-942 MD=-999999 REF 0745 LOC 1266 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08292 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 04/1929-06/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NICB SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, PUBLISHED BY G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. II, P. 35 AND 123. NOTES: SERIES 08292 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1929-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1940-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1947-1970. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '21' DK 21 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 21 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 21 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 121 - 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 21 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 21 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 21 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 122 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0746 08292 PLO RAT 3S 940-946 MD=-999999 REF 0746 LOC 1275 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08292 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1940-FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1940, 03/1940-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, CURRENT POPULATION REPORTS: LABOR FORCE SERIES P-50, NOS. 2, 13, AND 19 (1940-1946, 1947-1948, AND 1949 ANNUAL REPORTS). DATA WERE DERIVED FROM NBER SERIES ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE. NOTES: SERIES 08292 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1940-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1970. DATA ARE UNEMPLOYMENT EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0747 08292 PLO RAT 3R XXX-XXX MD=-999999 REF 0747 LOC 1284 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ----------------- NBER SERIES: 08292 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 123 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1966 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS AND MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, VOL. 13, NO. 9, MARCH 1967. NOTES: SERIES 08292 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1940-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1970. BEGINNING IN APRIL 1952 LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON THE 1960 POPULATION CENSUS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0748 08292 PLO RAT 3S 947-970 MD=-999999 REF 0748 LOC 1293 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08292 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1962-FOURTH, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-12/1970 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: 1947 ADJUSTED BY 1948 IMPLICIT FACTORS; 1948-1970 SEASONALLY AJUSTED BY SOURCE. SOURCE: 1948-1966 DATA ARE FROM EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS AND MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, VOL. 15, NO. 8, FEBRUARY 1969; 1967-1970 DATA ARE FROM SUBSEQUENT ISSUES AND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S NEWS RELEASES ON THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION. NOTES: SERIES 08292 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1940-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1966 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1970. BEGINNING IN APRIL, 1962 LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON 1960 POPULATION CENSUS. 1 124 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0749 08310 AVE WEE 3S 949-965 MD=-999999 REF 0749 LOC 1302 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, STATE PROGRAMS, EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08310 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1949-05/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS, MARCH 1964, FOR 1949-1962 DATA; AUGUST, 1966 AND FOLLOWING MONTHS FOR 1963 AND LATER DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0750 08318 RAT PER 3S 948-967 MD=-999999 REF 0750 LOC 1311 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, PERCENT OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED LESS THAN FIVE WEEKS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08318 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-04/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, "UNEMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS" AND "MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE," FEBRUARY 1967, "CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE," AND "UNEMPLOYED LESS THAN FIVE WEEKS" FOR DATA THROUGH 1966 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES OF THE COMBINED REPORT THEREAFTER. FIGURES MAY BE DERIVED FROM BLS PRESS RELEASES ON THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION. NOTES: THESE FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED LESS THAN FIVE WEEKS EXPRESSED AS THE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (DERIVED BY NBER). BEGINNING IN 1960 THE DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAII. POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1960 CENSUS WERE INTRODUCED IN APRIL 1962. THIS RESULTED IN A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN LABOR FORCE TOTALS, BUT NONE IN THE ESTIMATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 125 - (CONTINUED) - POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1950 CENSUS WERE USED PRIOR TO APRIL 1962. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0751 08319 MEN RAT 3S 948-967 MD=-999999 REF 0751 LOC 1320 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, PER CENT OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED 5 TO 14 WEEKS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08319 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-04/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS" AND "MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE," FEBRUARY 1967, PP. 35 AND 40, AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: THESE FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED FOR 5 TO 14 WEEKS EXPRESSED AS THE PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (DERIVED BY NBER). BEGINNING IN 1960, THE DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAII. POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1960 CENSUS WERE INTRODUCED IN APRIL 1962. THIS RESULTED IN A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN LABOR FORCE TOTALS, BUT NONE IN THE ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT. POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1950 CENSUS WERE USED PRIOR TO APRIL 1962. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0752 08320 ATE PER 3S 948-969 MD=-999999 REF 0752 LOC 1329 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, PER CENT OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED 15 WEEKS AND OVER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08320 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-04/1969 1 126 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, MARCH, 1969, P. 161, FOR 1948-1968 DATA, AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES OF MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE THEREAFTER. NOTES: THESE FIGURES REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED 15 WEEKS AND OVER AS A PER CENT OF THE TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE. BEGINNING IN 1960, DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAII. POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1960 CENSUS WERE INTRODUCED IN APRIL 1962. THIS RESULTED IN A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN LABOR FORCE TOTALS, BUT NONE IN THE ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT. POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1950 CENSUS WERE USED PRIOR TO APRIL 1962. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '22' DK 22 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 22 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 22 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 127 - 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 22 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 22 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 22 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 128 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0753 08311 UN MALE 3S 954-968 MD=-999999 REF 0753 LOC 1338 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, MARRIED MALES, SPOUSE PRESENT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08311 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 11/1954-01/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, JANUARY 1965 FOR 1954-1964 DATA AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES FOR FOLLOWING YEARS. IN ADDITION, SEE THE BUSINESS CONDITIONS DIGEST, FEBRUARY 1966 AND EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS AND MONTHLY REPORT ON THE LABOR FORCE, FEBRUARY 1967. NOTES: BEGINNING IN 1960 DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAII POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1960 CENSUS WERE INTRODUCED IN APRIL 1962. THIS RESULTED IN A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN LABOR FORCE TOTALS, BUT NONE IN THE ESTIMATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT. POPULATION DATA FROM THE 1950 CENSUS WERE USED PRIOR TO APRIL 1962. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0754 08002A TRAD U 3R 887-924 MD=-999999 REF 0754 LOC 1347 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 TRADE UNION MEMBERS UNEMPLOYED, TOTAL ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08002A 1 (ICPSR 7644) 129 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1887-1923 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1887-05/1924 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BOARD OF TRADE, LABOUR DEPARTMENT (LATER CHANGED TO MINISTRY OF LABOUR), ABSTRACT OF LABOR STATISTICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, ESPECIALLY 21ST ABSTRACT, 1919-1933. NOTES: SERIES 08002A IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1887-1924 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1887-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-1935. THESE DATA ARE BASED ON RETURNS COLLECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR FROM VARIOUS TRADE UNIONS WHICH PAID UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. PERSONS ON STRIKE, LOCKED OUT, SICK, OR SUPERANNUATED ARE EXCLUDED. THE PERCENTAGES FOR SOME OF THE EARLIER YEARS ARE PARTLY COMPUTED FROM THE EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL UNIONS ON UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT. MARCH AND APRIL 1912 WERE AFFECTED BY THE NATIONAL COAL DISPUTE. IN 1919, SKILLED MEN PERMANENTLY ENGAGED IN THEIR TRADES FORMED A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THESE TRADE UNIONS. UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE EARLY PART OF 1919 WAS LARGELY OF SEMI-SKILLED MEN WHO WERE DISCHARGED FROM INDUSTRIES WHICH THEY HAD ONLY ENTERED FOR WAR PURPOSES. THE FIGURES GIVEN HERE THEREFORE MAY NOT FULLY INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF UNEMPLOYMENT (LABOR GAZETTE, JANUARY 20, P.3). APRIL-JUNE, 1921 DATA EXCLUDE THE COAL MINERS' STOPPAGE IN INDUSTRY. 1924 DATA INCLUDE POTTERY AND ARE A CONTINUATION OF EARLIER DATA. LABOUR GAZETTE DISCONTINUED POTTERY TRADE OPERATIONS AT END OF MAY 1924 BUT NO CHANGE IS MADE IN DATA FOR MARCH-MAY 1924 FOR EXCLUSION IN BOTH THE ABSTRACT AND THE GAZETTE. THE GAZETTE STATES THAT AT THE TIME THE FIGURES WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0755 08002A TRAD U 3S 887-914 MD=-999999 REF 0755 LOC 1356 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 TRADE UNION MEMBERS UNEMPLOYED, TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08002A AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM 1 130 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1887-12/1914 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BOARD OF TRADE, LABOUR DEPARTMENT (LATER CHANGED TO MINISTRY OF LABOUR), ABSTRACT OF LABOR STATISTICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, ESPECIALLY 21ST ABSTRACT, 1919-1933. NOTES: SERIES 08002A IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1887-1924 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1887-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-1935. THESE DATA ARE BASED ON RETURNS COLLECTED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR FROM VARIOUS TRADE UNIONS WHICH PAID UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. PERSONS ON STRIKE, LOCKED OUT, SICK, OR SUPERANNUATED ARE EXCLUDED. THE PERCENTAGES FOR SOME OF THE EARLIER YEARS ARE PARTLY COMPUTED FROM THE EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL UNIONS ON UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT. MARCH AND APRIL 1912 WERE AFFECTED BY THE NATIONAL COAL DISPUTE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0756 08002A TRAD U 3R 920-939 MD=-999999 REF 0756 LOC 1365 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INSURED WORKERS UNEMPLOYED -------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08002A AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920-09/1920, 11/1920-10/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTRY OF LABOUR, ABSTRACT OF LABOUR STATISTICS 18TH AND 21ST. NOTES: SERIES 08002A IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1887-1924 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1887-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1922-1935. THERE IS NO FIGURE FOR OCTOBER 1920 BECAUSE OF A COAL DISPUTE. FIGURES PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1921 ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 131 - (CONTINUED) - UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS, AND OLD AGE CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS ACT OF 1925, ALL PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER CEASED TO BE INSURED UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACTS AS OF JANUARY 2, 1928. AFTER THAT DATE, SUCH PERSONS CEASED TO APPEAR IN THE STATISTICS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS RECORDED AS UNEMPLOYED AND THE FIGURES FOR 1928 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS ARE THEREFORE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THOSE OF EARLIER YEARS. FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, HOWEVER, THE PERCENATGES UNEMPLOYED CAN BE REGARDED AS COMPARABLE THROUGHOUT. FROM SEPTEMBER 1937 ON, THE MONTHLY COUNT OF BOOKS LODGED HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY DEDUCTION OF THOSE PERSONS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND TO HAVE BEEN IN EMPLOYMENT. THIS PRECAUTION DID NOT APPLY HITHERTO. THE OVERLAP MONTH IS SEPTEMBER 1937. THE FIGURE WITHOUT THE CHANGE WOULD HAVE BEEN 10.0. HERE IT US GIVEN AS 9.7. CERTAIN CLASSES OF DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENTS WERE INCLUDED BEGINNING IN JULY, 1938. THE OVERLAP MONTH IS JULY 1938. THE FIGURE WITHOUT THE INCLUSION WOULD HAVE BEEN 13.1. HERE IT IS GIVEN AS 12.9. FIGURES ARE EXCLUSIVE OF JUVENILES UNDER 16 AND PERSONS INSURED UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL SCHEME WHO FIRST BECAME INSURABLE IN SEPTEMBER 1934 AND MAY 1936, REPECTIVELY. BEGINNING IN MARCH 1937 THERE APPEAR SPECIAL SCHEMES FOR BANKING AND INSURANCE WORKERS INCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0757 08002A TRAD U 3S 922-935 MD=-999999 REF 0757 LOC 1374 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 INSURED WORKERS UNEMPLOYED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08002A AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1922-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: ABSTRACT OF LABOUR STATISTICS, 18TH AND 21ST ABSTRACTS NOTES: SERIES 08002A IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1887-1924 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1887-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1922-1935. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS, AND OLD 1 132 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - AGE CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS ACT OF 1925, ALL PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER CEASED TO BE INSURED UNDER THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AS OF JANUARY 2, 1928. AFTER THAT DATE, SUCH PERSONS CEASED TO APPEAR IN THE STATISTICS SHOWING THE NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS RECORDED AS UNEMPLOYED AND THE FIGURES FOR 1928 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS ARE THEREFORE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THOSE OF EARLIER YEARS. FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGE UNEMPLOYED CAN BE REGARDED AS COMPARABLE THROUGHOUT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0758 08004 UN DING 3R 888-921 MD=-999999 REF 0758 LOC 1383 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 TRADE UNION MEMBERS UNEMPLOYED, BUILDING TRADES ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08004 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1888-1926 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1922-FOURTH, 1926 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1888-12/1921 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: ABSTACT OF LABOR STATISTICS, PARTICULARLY 10TH, 16TH, AND 19TH ABSTRACTS. NOTES: SERIES 08004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1888-1926 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1888-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1921-1939. DATA ARE END OF MONTH. MINISTRY OF LABOUR GAZETTE CONTAINS DATA FOR MANUAL WORKERS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0759 08004 UN DING 3S 888-914 MD=-999999 REF 0759 LOC 1392 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 TRADE UNION MEMBERS UNEMPLOYED, BUILDING TRADES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08004 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 1 (ICPSR 7644) 133 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1888-12/1914 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: ABSTACT OF LABOR STATISTICS, PARTICULARLY 10TH, 16TH, AND 19TH ABSTRACTS. NOTES: SERIES 08004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1888-1926 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1888-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1921-1939. DATA ARE END OF MONTH. MINISTRY OF LABOUR GAZETTE CONTAINS DATA FOR MANUAL WORKERS. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '23' DK 23 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 23 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 23 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 23 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- 1 134 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 23 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 23 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN 1 (ICPSR 7644) 135 - (CONTINUED) - ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0760 08004 UN DING 3R 921-939 MD=-999999 REF 0760 LOC 1401 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 PERCENTAGE UNEMPLOYED, BUILDING TRADES, INSURED WORKERS ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08004 AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 05/1921-07/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTRY OF LABOUR GAZETTE, MONTHLY ISSUES (SEE NOTE BELOW) NOTES: SERIES 08004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1888-1926 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1888-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1921-1939. THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE DATA BY NBER: LINEAR INTERPOLATION FOR MONTHLY TOTAL INSURED FIGURES; MAY, 1921-FEBRUARY, 1922--SHORT-TIME WORKERS ADDED IN; FIGURES FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND LOWERED TO GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND BASIS. MARCH, 1922-OCTOBER, 1922 DATA HAVE SHORT-TIME WORKERS ADDED IN. NOVEMBER 1922-OCTOBER 1923 DATA HAVE NBER ADJUSTMENTS FOR SHORT-TIME WORKERS. NOVEMBER 1923-JULY 1939 DATA HAVE SHORT-TIME WORKERS ADDED IN. SEPTEMBER 1937-JULY 1939 DATA HAVE AN NBER ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE CONTINUOUS COMPUTATION OF THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0761 08004 UN DING 3S 921-939 MD=-999999 REF 0761 LOC 1410 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 PERCENTAGE UNEMPLOYED, BUILDING TRADES, INSURED WORKERS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08004 1 136 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 05/1921-07/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: MINISTRY OF LABOUR GAZETTE, MONTHLY ISSUES (SEE NOTE BELOW) NOTES: SERIES 08004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1888-1926 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1888-1914 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1921-1939. THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE DATA BY NBER: LINEAR INTERPOLATION FOR MONTHLY TOTAL INSURED FIGURES; MAY, 1921-FEBRUARY, 1922--SHORT-TIME WORKERS ADDED IN; FIGURES FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND LOWERED TO GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND BASIS. MARCH, 1922-OCTOBER, 1922 DATA HAVE SHORT-TIME WORKERS ADDED IN. NOVEMBER 1922-OCTOBER 1923 DATA HAVE NBER ADJUSTMENTS FOR SHORT-TIME WORKERS. NOVEMBER 1923-JULY 1939 DATA HAVE SHORT-TIME WORKERS ADDED IN. SEPTEMBER 1937-JULY 1939 DATA HAVE AN NBER ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE CONTINUOUS COMPUTATION OF THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0762 08204 AGE ING 3R 897-914 MD=-999999 REF 0762 LOC 1419 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 PERCENTAGE UNEMPLOYED AMONG TRADE UNION MEMBERS ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08024 AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1898-1899 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1897 - FOURTH, 1899 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1897-12/1899 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1897-1901 DATA ARE FROM BULLETIN DU MINISTERE DU TRAVAIL, 1902 P. 450; 1900-1914 DATA ARE FROM JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE DE STATISTIQUE DE PARIS, FEBRUARY, 1929, PP. 80-83. NOTES: THESE SERIES EXCLUDES THE MINERS OF PAS DE CALAIS AND NORD WHO DID NOT REPORT REGULARLY. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 137 - 0 VAR 0763 08204 AGE ING 3S 897-899 MD=-999999 REF 0763 LOC 1428 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 PERCENTAGE UNEMPLOYED AMONG TRADE UNION MEMBERS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08024 AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1900 - SECOND, 1914 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1897-07/1914 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE (SEE NOTE BELOW) SOURCE: 1897-1901 DATA ARE FROM BULLETIN DU MINISTERE DU TRAVAIL, 1902 P. 450; 1900-1914 DATA ARE FROM JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE DE STATISTIQUE DE PARIS, FEBRUARY, 1929, PP. 80-83 NOTES: THESE SERIES EXCLUDES THE MINERS OF PAS DE CALAIS AND NORD WHO DID NOT REPORT REGULARLY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0764 08020 TR UNON 3R 906-934 MD=-999999 REF 0764 LOC 1437 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT OF TRADE UNION MEMBERS, TOTAL ------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08020 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL MEMBERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1904-1905, 1907-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1903 - SECOND, 1906 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1906-01/1933, 08/1933-09/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: STATISTICHES REICHSAMT, REICHSARBEITSBLATT NOTES: DATA REFER TO END OF THE MONTH FIGURES FOR MALE AND FEMALE TRADE UNION MEMBERS. 1 138 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0765 08020 TRAD UN 3S 906-934 MD=-999999 REF 0765 LOC 1446 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNEMPLOYMENT OF TRADE UNION MEMBERS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08020 AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: PER CENT OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1903 - SECOND, 1906 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1906-01/1933, 08/1933-09/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: STATISTISCHES REICHSAMT NOTES: ARBEITSLOSIGKEIT IN DEN BERICHTENDEN GEWENSCHAFTEN (DATA REFER TO END OF THE MONTH FIGURES FOR MALE AND FEMALE TRADE UNION MEMBERS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0766 08257 DAY OUT 3R 927-972 MD=-999999 REF 0766 LOC 1455 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 71-79 0 MANDAYS IDLE IN STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS ------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08257 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DAYS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1927-1971 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1927-03/1972 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DATA FOR 1927-1936: BULLETIN NO. 651, "STRIKES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1880-1936," BY FLORENCE PETERSON, 1938; DATA FOR 1937-1949: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW; FOR 1950-1966: BULLETINS NO. 1035, 1090, 1163, 1184, 1196, 1218, 1234, 1258, 1278, 1302, 1339, 1381, 1420, 1460, 1525, 1573, 1611, 1646, 1687, ALL ENTITLED "ANALYSIS OF WORK STOPPAGES DURING ÕYEARå; DATA FOR 1967-1972: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JANUARY 1969 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES. NOTES: DATA COVER ALL WORKERS MADE IDLE FOR AS LONG AS ONE SHIFT IN ESTABLISHMENTS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN A STOPPAGE (FOR A VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTION SEE BULLETIN NO. 1611, 1967, APPENDIX D). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 139 - DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '24' DK 24 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 24 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 24 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 24 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. 1 140 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 24 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 24 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0767 08297 STA PRO 3R 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0767 LOC 1464 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 17-25 0 INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, STATE PROGRAMS ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08297 1 (ICPSR 7644) 141 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1945-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1945-03/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, DATA FOR 1948-1961 ARE FROM BES FILES; DATA FOR 1962-1969 ARE FROM "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS", A WEEKLY PUBLICATION. NOTES: DATA ARE AVERAGES OF WEEKLY FIGURES. SPLIT-WEEKS ARE PRORATED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE COVERED FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD; PUERTO RICO IS NOT INCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0768 08297 STA PRO 3S 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0768 LOC 1473 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 26-34 0 INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, STATE PROGRAMS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08297 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-03/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY UNIVAC SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, DATA FOR 1948-1961 ARE FROM BES FILES AND WERE FURNISHED TO J. SHISHKIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR UNIVAC ADJUSTMENT; DATA FOR 1962-1969 ARE FROM "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS", A WEEKLY PUBLICATION. NOTES: DATA ARE AVERAGES OF WEEKLY FIGURES. SPLIT-WEEKS ARE PRORATED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE COVERED FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD; PUERTO RICO IS NOT INCLUDED. THE SEASONAL INDEX USED FOR 1946 AND 1947 IS BASED ON FIGURES FOR THE WEEK CONTAINING THE 12TH OF THE MONTH; LATER ADJUSTMENT IS BASED ON AVERAGES OF FOUR OR FIVE FIGURES PER MONTH. 1 142 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0769 08290 ALL PRO 3R 945-965 MD=-999999 REF 0769 LOC 1482 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 35-43 0 AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, ALL PROGRAMS, BES ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08290 AREA COVERED: U.S.--48 STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1964 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1945-06/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, 1945 DATA WAS DERIVED BY NBER FROM "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACTIVITIES", WEEKLY TABLE OF JUNE, 1946; DATA FOR 1946-1956 ARE FROM A TABLE FURNISHED BY THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS; DATA FOR 1957-1965 ARE FROM COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS PUBLICATION, "ECONOMIC INDICATORS", AND FROM BES WEEKLY "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS". NOTES: ACCORDING TO THE BES, "DATA ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE SINCE BEGINNING WITH AUGUST, 1950, AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT IS DERIVED FROM WEEKLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SPLIT WEEKS IN THE MONTH, AND ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE DAY WORK WEEK. AVERAGES PRIOR TO AUGUST 1950 ARE BASED ON DATA FOR WEEKS ENDED IN MONTH" (LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, BES MONTHLY, OCTOBER, 1950, P. 58). FROM JUNE, 1958-JUNE, 1959, THE ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAMS CONTINUED THE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT OF BENEFICIARIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR CLAIMS. MONTHLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT UNDER TEMPORARY PROGRAMS DERIVED FROM WEEKLY FIGURES PRORATED ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE DAY WEEK, WAS INCLUDED AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE REGULAR TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE TEMPORARY PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE PERIOD STARTING APRIL, 1961. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0770 08290 ALL PRO 3S 946-965 MD=-999999 REF 0770 LOC 1491 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 44-52 0 AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, ALL PROGRAMS, BES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08290 AREA COVERED: U.S.--48 STATES 1 (ICPSR 7644) 143 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-06/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, 1945 DATA WAS DERIVED BY NBER FROM "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACTIVITIES", WEEKLY TABLE OF JUNE, 1946; DATA FOR 1946-1956 ARE FROM A TABLE FURNISHED BY THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS; DATA FOR 1957-1965 ARE FROM COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS PUBLICATION, "ECONOMIC INDICATORS", AND FROM BES WEEKLY "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS". NOTES: ACCORDING TO THE BES, "DATA ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE SINCE BEGINNING WITH AUGUST, 1950, AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT IS DERIVED FROM WEEKLY DATA ADJUSTED FOR SPLIT WEEKS IN THE MONTH, AND ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE DAY WORK WEEK. AVERAGES PRIOR TO AUGUST 1950 ARE BASED ON DAT FOR WEEKS ENDED IN MONTH" (LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, BES MONTHLY, OCTOBER, 1950, P. 58). FROM JUNE, 1958-JUNE, 1959, THE ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAMS CONTINUED THE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT OF BENEFICIARIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR CLAIMS. MONTHLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT UNDER TEMPORARY PROGRAMS DERIVED FROM WEEKLY FIGURES PRORATED ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE DAY WEEK, WAS INCLUDED AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE REGULAR TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE TEMPORARY PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE PERIOD STARTING APRIL, 1961. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0771 08298 AVE WEE 3R 945-969 MD=-999999 REF 0771 LOC 1500 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 53-61 0 AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, STATES PROGRAMS, BES, FORTY-EIGHT STATES ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08298 AREA COVERED: U.S.--48 STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1945-06/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 1945 WAS DERIVED BY NBER FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, WEEKLY TABLES PUBLISHED IN EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY ACTIVITIES, JUNE, 1946; DATA FOR 1946-1949 WERE OBTAINED FROM THE 1 144 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS; DATA FOR 1948-1960 ARE FROM UNPUBLISHED BES TABLES OBTAINED FROM J. SHISHKIN; DATA FOR 1961-1969 ARE FROM BES, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS. NOTES: ESTIMATES FOR ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE USED FOR JANUARY 1948-JUNE 1952; THEREAFTER ACTUAL DATA IS USED. PUERTO RICO IS INCLUDED BEGINNING 1961. FROM JUNE, 1958-JUNE, 1959, THE ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAMS CONTINUED THE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT OF BENEFICIARIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR CLAIMS. MONTHLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT UNDER TEMPORARY PROGRAMS, DERIVED FROM WEEKLY FIGURES PRORATED ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE-DAY WEEK WAS INCLUDED AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE REGULAR INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE TEMPORARY PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE PERIOD STARTING APRIL, 1961. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0772 08298 AVE WEE 3S 946-964 MD=-999999 REF 0772 LOC 1509 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 62-70 0 AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, STATE PROGRAMS, BES, FORTY-EIGHT STATES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08298 AREA COVERED: U.S.--48 STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-12/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY IBM FOR 1946-1947; THEREAFTER BY UNIVAC SOURCE: DATA FOR 1946-1949 WERE OBTAINED FROM THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS; DATA FOR 1948-1960 ARE FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, UNPUBLISHED TABLES OBTAINED FROM J. SHISHKIN; DATA FOR 1961-1969 ARE FROM BES, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS. NOTES: ESTIMATES FOR ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE USED FOR JANUARY, 1948-JUNE, 1952; THEREAFTER ACTUAL DATA IS USED. PUERTO RICO IS INCLUDED BEGINNING 1961. FROM JUNE, 1958-JUNE, 1959, THE ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAMS CONTINUED THE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT OF BENEFICIARIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR CLAIMS. MONTHLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT UNDER TEMPORARY PROGRAMS, DERIVED FROM WEEKLY FIGURES PRORATED ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE-DAY WEEK WAS INCLUDED AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE REGULAR INSURED 1 (ICPSR 7644) 145 - (CONTINUED) - UNEMPLOYMENT TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE TEMPORARY PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE PERIOD STARTING APRIL, 1961. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0773 08025 FREE OF 3R 920-935 MD=-999999 REF 0773 LOC 1518 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 71-79 0 REGISTRATIONS FOR POSITIONS, FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08025 AREA COVERED: U.S.--ILLINOIS UNITS: NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 08/1920-12/1935 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE LABOR BULLETIN (CALLED THE EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN BEFORE JULY, 1923) EXCEPT FOR 1933 DATA WHICH IS DIRECT FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (THE LABOR BULLETIN CEASED PUBLICATION FROM FEBRUARY, 1933-DECEMBER, 1934). NOTES: THE ENOMOROUS RISE IN AUGUST, 1933 IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CWA PROGRAM. IT WAS NOT SUSTAINED IN FOLLOWING MONTHS AS SUPPLEMENTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM'S DELAY DISCOURAGED REGISTRATION. BEGINNING NOVEMBER, 1933, DATA INCLUDE APPLICANTS REGISTERED FOR CWA, PWA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS, EXCLUDING COOK COUNTY. THE INCREASE IN MARCH-APRIL, 1934 IS DUE TO THE DEMOBILIZATION OF CWA. THE INCREASE IN OCTOBER 1934 REFLECTS THE DRIVE TO REGISTER APPLICANTS BY THE RELIEF COMMISSION AND THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '25' DK 25 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 25 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY 1 146 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 25 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 25 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 25 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 1 (ICPSR 7644) 147 - (CONTINUED) - 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 25 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0774 08025 FREE OF 3S 920-934 MD=-999999 REF 0774 LOC 1527 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 17-25 0 REGISTRATIONS FOR POSITIONS, FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08025 AREA COVERED: U.S.--ILLINOIS UNITS: NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 08/1920-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE LABOR BULLETIN (CALLED THE EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN BEFORE JULY 1923) EXCEPT FOR 1933 DATA WHICH IS DIRECT FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (THE LABOR BULLETIN CEASED PUBLICATION FROM FEBRUARY, 1933-DECEMBER, 1934). 1 148 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: THE ENOMOROUS RISE IN AUGUST, 1933 IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CWA PROGRAM. IT WAS NOT SUSTAINED IN FOLLOWING MONTHS AS SUPPLEMENTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM'S DELAY DISCOURAGED REGISTRATION. BEGINNING NOVEMBER, 1933, DATA INCLUDE APPLICANTS REGISTERED FOR CWA, PWA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS, EXCLUDING COOK COUNTY. THE INCREASE IN MARCH-APRIL, 1934 IS DUE TO THE DEMOBILIZATION OF CWA. THE INCREASE IN OCTOBER, 1934 REFLECTS THE DRIVE TO REGISTER APPLICANTS BY THE RELIEF COMMISSION AND THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0775 08027 LAB MKT 3R 920-934 MD=-999999 REF 0775 LOC 1536 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 26-34 0 LABOR MARKET INDEX ------------------ NBER SERIES: 08027 AREA COVERED: U.S.--ILLINOIS UNITS: APPLICANTS PER 100 POSITIONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1934 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DATA IS FROM THE LABOR BULLETIN, JANUARY, 1933 AND FEBRUARY, 1935 (CALLED THE EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN BEFORE JULY, 1923) EXCEPT DATA FOR 1933 WHICH WERE FURNISHED DIRECTLY FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BECAUSE THE LABOR BULLETIN CEASED PUBLICATION FROM FEBRUARY, 1933-DECEMBER, 1934. NOTES: DATA REFER TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS PER 100 POSITIONS AT THE FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ILLINOIS. 1934 DATA WERE NOT GIVEN DIRECTLY, BUT WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN THE LABOR BULLETIN OF FEBRUARY, 1935. BEGINNING IN 1934, CWA, PWA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL APPLICATIONS AND POSITIONS ARE INCLUDED, EXCEPT IN COOK COUNTY. THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE CWA CAUSED THE GREAT RISE IN APPLICANTS IN MARCH-APRIL, 1934. THE INCREASE IN OCTOBER, 1934 IS THE RESULT OF A CONCENTRATED DRIVE BY THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND RELIEF COMMISSION TO OBTAIN REGISTRATIONS. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 149 - 0 VAR 0776 08027 LAB MKT 3S 920-934 MD=-999999 REF 0776 LOC 1545 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 35-43 0 LABOR MARKER INDEX, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08027 AREA COVERED: U.S.--ILLINOIS UNITS: APPLICANTS PER 100 POSITIONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DATA IS FROM THE LABOR BULLETIN, JANUARY, 1933 AND FEBRUARY, 1935 (CALLED THE EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN BEFORE JULY, 1923) EXCEPT DATA FOR 1933 WHICH WERE FURNISHED DIRECTLY FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE BECAUSE THE LABOR BULLETIN CEASED PUBLICATION FROM FEBRUARY, 1933-DECEMBER, 1934. NOTES: DATA REFER TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS PER 100 POSITIONS AT THE FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ILLINOIS. 1934 DATA WERE NOT GIVEN DIRECTLY, BUT WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN THE LABOR BULLETIN OF FEBRUARY, 1935. BEGINNING IN 1934, CWA, PWA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL APPLICATIONS AND POSITIONS ARE INCLUDED, EXCEPT IN COOK COUNTY. THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE CWA CAUSED THE GREAT RISE IN APPLICANTS IN MARCH-APRIL, 1934. THE INCREASE IN OCTOBER, 1934 IS THE RESULT OF A CONCENTRATED DRIVE BY THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND RELIEF COMMISSION TO OBTAIN REGISTRATIONS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0777 08028 MLE HUN 3R 896-934 MD=-999999 REF 0777 LOC 1554 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 44-52 0 MALE APPLICANTS PER HUNDRED POSITIONS ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08028 AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: NUMBER OF APPLICANTS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1896-1913,1915-1933 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1896-07/1914,01/1915-09/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR JANUARY-AUGUST, 1896 IS FROM JAHRBUCHER FUR NATIONALAKONOMIE, FOLGE 3, 1898, P.301; DATA FOR 1 150 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEPTEMBER, 1896-1906 IS FROM DER ARBEITSMARKT, VERBANDES DEUTSCHER ARBEITSNACHWEISE; FOR 1907-1934 FROM REICHSARBEITSBLATT. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-AUGUST, 1896 ARE COMPARABLE DATA FOR 38 AGENCIES, COMPUTED BY DR. J. JASTROW. DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1896-AUGUST, 1897 ARE THE SIMPLE AVERAGE OF JASTROW'S FIGURES FOR 38 AGENCIES AND DATA FROM DER ARBEITSMARKT. DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1897-1906 ARE THE SIMPLE AVERAGE OF FIGURES AS PUBLISHED IN DER ARBEITSMARKT -- THE AVERAGE OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PUBLICATIONS FOR ANY MONTH, WHICH DIFFER IN THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES REPORTING. DATA FROM REICHSARBEITSBLATT ARE PUBLISHED IN THE TABLE ENTITLED "DIE VERMITTELUNGSTATIGKEIT DER ARBEITSNACHWEISE, AUF 100 AFFENE STELLEN, M." BEGINNING IN 1930 DATA WAS COMPUTED BY NBER. DATA FOR JULY AND AUGUST, 1933 WERE INTERPOLATED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0778 08028 MLE HUN 3S 896-934 MD=-999999 REF 0778 LOC 1563 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 53-61 0 MALE APPLICANTS PER HUNDRED POSITIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08028 AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: NUMBER OF APPLICANTS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1896-07/1914,01/1915-09/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR JANUARY-AUGUST, 1896 IS FROM JAHRBUCHER FUR NATIONALAKONOMIE, FOLGE 3, 1898, P.301; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1896-1906 IS FROM DER ARBEITSMARKT, VERBANDES DEUTSCHER ARBEITSNACHWEISE; FOR 1907-1934 FROM REICHSARBEITSBLATT. NOTES: DATA FOR JANUARY-AUGUST, 1896 ARE COMPARABLE DATA FOR 38 AGENCIES, COMPUTED BY DR. J. JASTROW. DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1896-AUGUST, 1897 ARE THE SIMPLE AVERAGE OF JASTROW'S FIGURES FOR 38 AGENCIES AND DATA FROM DER ARBEITSMARKT. DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1897-1906 ARE THE SIMPLE AVERAGE OF FIGURES AS PUBLISHED IN DER ARBEITSMARKT -- THE AVERAGE OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PUBLICATIONS FOR ANY MONTH, WHICH DIFFER IN THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES REPORTING. DATA FROM REICHSARBEITSBLATT ARE PUBLISHED IN THE TABLE ENTITLED "DIE VERMITTELUNGSTATIGKEIT DER ARBEITSNACHWEISE, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 151 - (CONTINUED) - AUF 100 AFFENE STELLEN, M." BEGINNING IN 1930 DATA WAS COMPUTED BY NBER. DATA FOR JULY AND AUGUST, 1933 WERE INTERPOLATED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0779 08313 NAG JOB 3R 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0779 LOC 1572 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 NONAGRICULTURAL JOB OPENINGS, NUMBER PENDING, END OF MONTH, BES ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08313 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 10/1946-08/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR OCTOBER, 1946-OCTOBER, 1949 IS FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1949-1969 IS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT, LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; APRIL, 1950-MAY, 1951 WAS FURNISHED TO NBER IN A LETTER OF FEBRUARY 25, 1963; DATA FOR NOVEMBER, 1956-OCTOBER, 1963 ARE IN ISSUES DATED JANUARY, 1960-DECEMBER, 1963. NOTES: DATA REFER TO JOB OPENINGS AS YET UNFILLED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0780 08313 NAG JOB 3S 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0780 LOC 1581 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 NONAGRICULTURAL JOB OPENINGS, NUMBER PENDING, END OF MONTH, BES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08313 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 10/1946-08/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 1 152 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: DATA FOR OCTOBER, 1946-OCTOBER, 1949 IS FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1949-1969 IS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT, LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; APRIL, 1950-MAY, 1951 WAS FURNISHED TO NBER IN A LETTER OF FEBRUARY 25, 1963; DATA FOR NOVEMBER, 1956-OCTOBER, 1963 ARE IN ISSUES DATED JANUARY, 1960-DECEMBER, 1963. NOTES: DATA REFER TO JOB OPENINGS AS YET UNFILLED. THE SEASONAL INDEX IS PROJECTED AFTER FEBRUARY, 1969. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '26' DK 26 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 26 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 26 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 26 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET 1 (ICPSR 7644) 153 - (CONTINUED) - IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 26 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 26 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED 1 154 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0781 08342 RAT JOB 3R 947-967 MD=-999999 REF 0781 LOC 1590 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 3 0 RATIO OF NONAGRICULTURAL JOB OPENINGS UNFILLED TO NUMBER OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08342 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: RATIO ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1966 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-08/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA, ROUNDING AND DIVIDING SERIES 08313 (NONAGRICULTURAL JOB OPENINGS, NUMBER PENDING) BY SERIES 08084 (UNEMPLOYMENT). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0782 08342 RAT JOB 3S 947-967 MD=-999999 REF 0782 LOC 1599 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 3 0 RATIO OF NONAGRICULTURAL JOB OPENINGS UNFILLED TO NUMBER OF PERSONS UNEMPLOYED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08342 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: RATIO ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-08/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA, ROUNDING AND DIVIDING SERIES 08313 (NONAGRICULTURAL JOB OPENINGS, NUMBER PENDING) BY SERIES 08084 (UNEMPLOYMENT). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 155 - 0 VAR 0783 08026 ILLINI 3R 920-934 MD=-999999 REF 0783 LOC 1608 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 35-43 0 POSITIONS OPEN, ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08026 AREA COVERED: U.S.--ILLINOIS UNITS: NUMBER OF POSITIONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1934 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 08/1920-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE LABOR BULLETIN (CALLED THE EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN BEFORE JULY, 1923), EXCEPT DATA FOR 1933 WHICH WAS FURNISHED DIRECTLY FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, BECAUSE THE LABOR BULLETIN CEASED PUBLICATION FROM FEBRUARY, 1933-DECEMBER, 1934. NOTES: DATA COVER MALES AND FEMALES. IN SEPTEMBER, 1932 THE SERIES NAME IN THE SOURCE CHANGES FROM "HELP WANTED" TO "POSITIONS OPEN". 1932 DATA INCLUDES "RELIEF" OPENINGS NOT AVAILABLE SEPERATELY. THE VAST INCREASE IN DECEMBER, 1933 IS THE RESULT OF THE OPENING OF CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, WITH COOK COUNTY EXCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0784 08026 ILLINI 3S 920-934 MD=-999999 REF 0784 LOC 1617 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 44-52 0 POSITIONS OPEN, ILLINOIS FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08026 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF POSITIONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 08/1920-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE LABOR BULLETIN (CALLED THE EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN BEFORE JULY, 1923), EXCEPT DATA FOR 1933 WHICH WAS FURNISHED DIRECTLY FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, BECAUSE THE LABOR BULLETIN CEASED PUBLICATION FROM FEBRUARY, 1933-DECEMBER, 1934. 1 156 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: DATA COVER MALES AND FEMALES. IN SEPTEMBER, 1932 THE SERIES NAME IN THE SOURCE CHANGES FROM "HELP WANTED" TO "POSITIONS OPEN". 1932 DATA INCLUDES "RELIEF" OPENINGS NOT AVAILABLE SEPERATELY. THE VAST INCREASE IN DECEMBER, 1933 IS THE RESULT OF THE OPENING OF CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, WITH COOK COUNTY EXCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0785 08302 EPL ACT 3R 945-969 MD=-999999 REF 0785 LOC 1626 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 53-61 0 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL PLACEMENTS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08302 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1945-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1945-02/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, FOR 1945-1959 DATA: "HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT TO KEY FACTS ON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OPERATIONS, 1938-1959"; FOR 1960-1969 DATA: "LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY" AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STATISTICS. NOTES: DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND GUAM BEGINNING 1958. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0786 08302 EPL ACT 3S 945-969 MD=-999999 REF 0786 LOC 1635 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 62-70 0 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, TOTAL NONAGRICULTURAL PLACEMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08302 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 157 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1945-02/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, FOR 1945-1959 DATA: "HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT TO KEY FACTS ON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OPERATIONS, 1938-1959"; FOR 1960-1969 DATA: "LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY" AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STATISTICS. NOTES: DATA INCLUDE ALASKA AND HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND GUAM BEGINNING 1958. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0787 08303 ACT MAN 3R 945-966 MD=-999999 REF 0787 LOC 1644 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 71-79 0 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, MANUFACTURING PLACEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08303 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1945-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1945-06/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, FOR 1945-1959 DATA: "HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT TO KEY FACTS ON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OPERATIONS, 1938-1959"; FOR 1960-1963 DATA: LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENTS; FOR 1964-1969: EMPLOYMENT SERVICE STATISTICS, MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICE REVIEW. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '27' DK 27 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 27 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 158 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 27 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 27 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 27 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 159 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 27 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0788 08303 ACT MAN 3S 945-962 MD=-999999 REF 0788 LOC 1653 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 17-25 0 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, MANUFACTURING PLACEMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08303 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1945-08/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, FOR 1945-1959 DATA: "HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT TO KEY FACTS ON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OPERATIONS, 1938-1959"; FOR 1960-1962 DATA: LABOR MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENTS. 1 160 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0789 08024 COEF ID 3S 920-938 MD=-999999 REF 0789 LOC 1662 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 COEFFICIENT OF PLACEMENT INDEX, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08024A AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: 1926=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920-02/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: MINISTIRE DE TRAVAIL, STATISTIQUE GENERALE, FOR 1920-1931 DATA: INDICES DE GENERAUX DE MOVEMENT DE ECONOMIQUE DE FRANCE, 1931, PP. 103, 156; FOR 1932-1938 DATA: BULLETIN DE STATISTIQUE GENERALE. NOTES: DATA REPRESENT THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS TO UNFILLED APPLICATIONS, ON A 1926=100 BASE, ADJUSTED FOR SEASON. ALLOWANCE WAS MADE FOR A CHANGE IN THE RATIO CONSTRUCTION IN FEBRUARY, 1927 THAT THEREAFTER INCLUDED AIDED UNEMPLOYED WITH UNFILLED APPLICATIONS. IN 1928 THIS CHANGE WAS MODIFIED BY ADJUSTING FOR A THREE MONTH MOVING AVERAGE. FOREIGN LABOR, WHICH FRANCE PURPOSELY IMPORTED, IS COVERED BY THE DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0790 08082 WANT AD 3R 919-960 MD=-999999 REF 0790 LOC 1671 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 35-43 0 HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING IN NEWSPAPERS, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1959 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-08/1960 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DATA FOR 1919-MARCH, 1956 ARE FROM A PHOTOSTAT TABLE SUPPLIED TO NBER BY W.A. BERRIDGE OF METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; FOLLOWING DATA ARE FROM UNPUBLISHED MONTHLY TABLES FROM THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 161 - (CONTINUED) - SAME SOURCE. NOTES: SERIES 08082 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1960 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1960 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1966. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0791 08082 WANT AD 3S 919-960 MD=-999999 REF 0791 LOC 1680 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 44-52 0 HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING IN NEWSPAPERS, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-08/1960 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DATA FOR 1919-MARCH, 1956 ARE FROM A PHOTOSTAT TABLE SUPPLIED TO NBER BY W.A. BERRIDGE OF METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; FOLLOWING DATA ARE FROM UNPUBLISHED MONTHLY TABLES FROM THE SAME SOURCE. NOTES: SERIES 08082 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1960 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1960 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1966. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0792 08082 WANT AD 3S 951-966 MD=-999999 REF 0792 LOC 1689 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 53-61 0 HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING IN NEWSPAPERS, NICB ------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1951-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1951-01/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD, UNPUBLISHED 1 162 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - TABLE SUPPLIED BY DELOS R. SMITH. NOTES: SERIES 08082 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1960 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1960 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1966. DATA FOR DECEMBER, 1962 ARE ESTIMATED DUE TO A NEWSPAPER STRIKE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0793 08335 PLAY AD 3R 954-967 MD=-999999 REF 0793 LOC 1698 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 62-70 0 HELP-WANTED DISPLAY ADS FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IN NEWSPAPERS, TOTAL -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08335 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1954-1966 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1954-09/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BEVERIDGE ORGANIZATION, INCORPORATED OF CHICAGO, "EXECUTREND" BY KEIDRICK AND STRUGGLES. NOTES: DATA FOR DECEMBER, 1962-MARCH, 1963 AND SEPTEMBER, 1965 ARE PARTLY ESTIMATED (LETTER OF OCTOBER 13, 1965) DUE TO NEWSPAPER STRIKES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0794 08335 PLAY AD 3S 954-967 MD=-999999 REF 0794 LOC 1707 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 71-79 0 HELP-WANTED DISPLAY ADS FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IN NEWSPAPERS, TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08335 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1954-09/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BEVERIDGE ORGANIZATION, INCORPORATED OF CHICAGO, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 163 - (CONTINUED) - "EXECUTREND" BY KEIDRICK AND STRUGGLES. NOTES: SEASONAL INDEXES ARE PROJECTED BEGINNING APRIL, 1962. DATA ARE ESTIMATED FOR DECEMBER, 1962-MARCH, 1963 DUE TO A NEWSPAPER STRIKE. FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, 1965 ARE PARTLY ESTIMATED (LETTER OF OCTOBER 13, 1965) ALSO DUE TO A STRIKE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '28' DK 28 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 28 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 28 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 28 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER 1 164 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 28 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 28 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 165 - 0 VAR 0795 08251 LAB RAT 3R 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0795 LOC 1716 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, QUIT RATE, MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08251 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08251 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 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. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0796 08251 LAB RAT 3S 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0796 LOC 1725 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, QUIT RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08251 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. 1 166 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 08251 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 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. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0797 08251 LAB RAT 3R 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0797 LOC 1734 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, QUIT RATE, MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08251 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1930-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: O1/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1930-AUGUST, 1964 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960 AND 1909-1964, BLS BULLETINS NO. 1312-1 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES THROUGH NO. 1312-6, 1968; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1964-1968: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY; AND FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY. NOTES: SERIES 08251 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. MISCELLANEOUS SEPERATIONS ARE INCLUDED THROUGH 1939. BEGINNING WITH 1943, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED; UNTIL THEN DATA REFER ONLY TO PRODUCTION WORKERS. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 167 - 0 VAR 0798 08251 LAB RAT 3S 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0798 LOC 1743 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, QUIT RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08251 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1930-AUGUST, 1964 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960 AND 1909-1964, BLS BULLETINS NO. 1312-1 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES THROUGH NO. 1312-6, 1968; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1964-1968: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS, MONTHLY; AND FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY. NOTES: SERIES 08251 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. MISCELLANEOUS SEPERATIONS ARE INCLUDED THROUGH 1939. BEGINNING WITH 1943, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED; UNTIL THEN DATA REFER ONLY TO PRODUCTION WORKERS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0799 08252 LAY RAT 3R 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0799 LOC 1752 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, LAYOFF RATE, MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08252 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08252 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR 1 168 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 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. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0800 08252 LAY RAT 3S 921-930 MD=-999999 REF 0800 LOC 1761 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, LAYOFF RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08252 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08252 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 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. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 169 - 0 VAR 0801 08252 LAY RAT 3R 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0801 LOC 1770 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, LAYOFF RATE, MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08252 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1930-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-09/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1930-JUNE, 1961 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960, BLS BULLETINS NO. 1312 (1312-1, 1961 ETC.); FOR JULY, 1961-1968 DATA: FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY BLS RELEASE. NOTES: SERIES 08252 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968 DATA WERE REVISED ON THE BASIS OF THE 1957 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. BEGINNING IN 1943, LABOR TURNOVER RATES REFER TO ALL EMPLOYEES; PREVIOUSLY ONLY PRODUCTION WORKERS WERE COVERED. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '29' DK 29 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 29 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 170 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 29 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 29 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 29 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 171 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 29 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0802 08252 LAY RAT 3S 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0802 LOC 1779 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, LAYOFF RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 08252 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-09/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: DATA FOR 1930-JUNE, 1961 WERE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE; THEREAFTER BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1930-JUNE, 1961 DATA: EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960, BLS BULLETINS NO. 1312 (1312-1, 1961 ETC.); FOR JULY, 1961-1968 DATA: FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY BLS RELEASE. NOTES: SERIES 08252 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1921-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 1 172 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968 DATA WERE REVISED ON THE BASIS OF THE 1957 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. BEGINNING IN 1943, LABOR TURNOVER RATES REFER TO ALL EMPLOYEES; PREVIOUSLY ONLY PRODUCTION WORKERS WERE COVERED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0803 08253 RAT MAN 3R 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0803 LOC 1788 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, DISCHARGE RATE, MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08253 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08253 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1958 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1944. DATA WERE PUBLISHED AS ANNUAL EQUIVALENTS AND WERE HERE CONVERTED TO REPRESENT MONTHLY RATES BY DIVIDING BY 11.77; 12.17; 13.04; 12.62 DEPENDING ON IF A GIVEN MONTH HAS 31, 30, 28, OR 29 DAYS (SEE SOURCE, JUNE, 1931, P. 127). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0804 08253 RAT MAN 3S 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0804 LOC 1797 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, DISCHARGE RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08253 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 1 (ICPSR 7644) 173 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08253 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1958 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1944. DATA WERE PUBLISHED AS ANNUAL EQUIVALENTS AND WERE HERE CONVERTED TO REPRESENT MONTHLY RATES BY DIVIDING BY 11.77; 12.17; 13.04; 12.62 DEPENDING ON IF A GIVEN MONTH HAS 31, 30, 28, OR 29 DAYS (SEE SOURCE, JUNE, 1931, P. 127). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0805 08253 RAT MAN 3R 930-958 MD=-999999 REF 0805 LOC 1806 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, DISCHARGE RATE, MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08253 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1930-1958 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-12/1958 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, MAY 1942 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; MOST RECENT DATA ARE FROM LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY RELEASE. NOTES: SERIES 08253 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1958 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1944. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0806 08253 RAT MAN 3S 930-944 MD=-999999 REF 0806 LOC 1815 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, DISCHARGE RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08253 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 174 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-12/1944 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, MAY, 1942 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; MOST RECENT DATA ARE FROM LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY RELEASE. NOTES: SERIES 08253 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1958 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1944. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0807 08254 RAT RAT 3R 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0807 LOC 1824 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, TOTAL SEPERATION RATE, MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08254 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08254 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. DATA ARE PUBLISHED AS ANNUAL EQUIVALENTS AND WERE CONVERTED BY NBER TO REPRESENT MONTHLY RATES BY DIVIDING BY 11.77; 12.17; 13.04; 12.62 DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH IS 31, 30, 28, OR 29 (SEE SOURCE, JUNE, 1931, P. 127). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0808 08254 RAT RAT 3S 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0808 LOC 1833 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, TOTAL SEPERATION RATE, MANUFACTURING, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 175 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08254 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY ADDING THE QUIT RATE (SERIES 08251), LAYOFF RATE (SERIES 08252), DISCHARGE RATE (08253), AND MISCELLANEOUS RATE. NOTES: SERIES 08254 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '30' DK 30 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 30 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 30 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 176 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 30 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 30 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 30 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 177 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0809 08254 RAT RAT 3R 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0809 LOC 1842 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, TOTAL SEPERATION RATE, MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08254 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1930-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, MAY, 1942 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; ALSO FROM "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1964", BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312-2, DECEMBER, 1964 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS", MONTHLY FOR MOST RECENT DATA. NOTES: SERIES 08254 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. BEGINNING WITH JANUARY, 1959 TRANSFERS BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE SAME FIRM ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL ACCESSIONS AND SEPERATIONS; THEREFORE RATES FOR THESE ITEMS ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH PRIOR DATA. TRANSFERS COMPRISE PART OF OTHER ACCESSIONS AND SEPERATIONS, THE RATES FOR WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN SEPERATELY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0810 08254 RAT RAT 3S 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0810 LOC 1851 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, TOTAL SEPERATION RATE, MANUFACTURING, 1 178 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08254 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, MAY, 1942 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; ALSO FROM "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1964", BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312-2, DECEMBER, 1964 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES; "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS", MONTHLY FOR MOST RECENT DATA. NOTES: SERIES 08254 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA SHOW SCATTERED REVISIONS FOR PERIODS THAT ARE LONGER THAN THOSE COVERED BY BENCHMARK REVISIONS AND NEED CHECKING FOR THESE PERIODS, USUALLY 10-12 YEARS. BEGINNING WITH JANUARY, 1959 TRANSFERS BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE SAM FIRM ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL ACCESSIONS AND SEPERATIONS; THEREFORE RATES FOR THESE ITEMS ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH PRIOR DATA. TRANSFERS COMPRISE PART OF OTHER ACCESSIONS AND SEPERATIONS, THE RATES FOR WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN SEPERATELY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0811 08255 ACE RAT 3R 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0811 LOC 1860 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, GROSS ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08255 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 179 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 08255 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. THESE FIGURES REPRESENT UNWEIGHTED MEDIANS OF RATES DERIVED FROM REPORTS OF SAMPLE COMPANIES, THE RATES BEING COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL. THE ORIGINAL DATA WERE STATED ON AN EQUIVALENT ANNUAL BASIS. NBER CONVERTED THESE BACK INTO MONTHLY RATES BY DIVIDING BY 11.77; 12.17; 13.04; 12.62 DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN A GIVEN MONTH IS 31, 30, 28, OR 29. ORIGINAL DATA ARE IN THE NBER DESCRIPTION FILE. RATES REFER TO WAGE EARNERS; CERTAIN SEASONAL INDUSTRIES ARE EXCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0812 08255 ACE RAT 3S 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0812 LOC 1869 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, GROSS ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08255 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, JULY, 1929 AND FEBRUARY, 1931. NOTES: SERIES 08255 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. THESE FIGURES REPRESENT UNWEIGHTED MEDIANS OF RATES DERIVED FROM REPORTS OF SAMPLE COMPANIES, THE RATES BEING COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL. THE ORIGINAL DATA WERE STATED ON AN EQUIVALENT ANNUAL BASIS. NBER CONVERTED THESE BACK INTO MONTHLY RATES BY DIVIDING BY 11.77; 12.17; 13.04; 12.62 DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN A GIVEN MONTH IS 31, 30, 28, OR 29. ORIGINAL DATA ARE IN THE NBER DESCRIPTION FILE. RATES REFER TO WAGE EARNERS; CERTAIN SEASONAL INDUSTRIES ARE EXCLUDED. 1 180 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0813 08255 ACE RAT 3R 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0813 LOC 1878 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, GROSS ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08255 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1930-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1930-JUNE, 1961 DATA: "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960", BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312, 1961; ALSO FOR SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS SEE BULLETINS 1312-1 THROUGH 1312-6, 1968; FOR JULY, 1961-1968 ORIGINAL DATA ONLY: FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER, MONTHLY BLS RELEASE. NOTES: SERIES 08255 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. DATA ARE BASED ON THE 1957 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. PRIOR TO 1943 LABOR TURNOVER RATES REFER TO PRODUCTION WORKERS ONLY; BEGINNING IN 1943 ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED. BEGINNING IN 1959, TRANSFERS BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE SAME FIRM ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL ACCESSIONS AND TOTAL SEPERATIONS. THEREFORE RATES FOR THESE ITEMS ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH PRIOR DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0814 08255 ACE RAT 3S 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0814 LOC 1887 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, GROSS ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08255 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE THROUGH 1 (ICPSR 7644) 181 - (CONTINUED) - JUNE, 1961; THEREAFTER BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1930-JUNE, 1961 DATA: "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1960", BLS BULLETIN NO. 1312, 1961; ALSO FOR SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS SEE BULLETINS 1312-1 THROUGH 1312-6, 1968; NOTES: SERIES 08255 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. DATA ARE BASED ON THE 1957 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. PRIOR TO 1943 LABOR TURNOVER RATES REFER TO PRODUCTION WORKERS ONLY; BEGINNING IN 1943 ALL EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED. BEGINNING IN 1959, TRANSFERS BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE SAME FIRM ARE INCLUDED IN TOTAL ACCESSIONS AND TOTAL SEPERATIONS. THEREFORE RATES FOR THESE ITEMS ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH PRIOR DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0815 08256 NET RAT 3R 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0815 LOC 1896 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, NET ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08256 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY SUBTRACTING TOTAL SEPERATION RATE (SERIES 08254) FROM GROSS ACCESSION RATE (SERIES 08255); DATA ARE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. NOTES: SERIES 08256 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '31' DK 31 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 182 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0601 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0601 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 31 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0602 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 31 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0603 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 31 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 08A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 8, "INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT", 08B THE SECOND, AND 08C THE THIRD. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 08C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0604 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 31 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 183 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1855-1971. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0605 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 31 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0816 08256 NET RAT 3S 919-930 MD=-999999 REF 0816 LOC 1905 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 LABOR TURNOVER, NET ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08256 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1930 1 184 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY SUBTRACTING TOTAL SEPERATION RATE (SERIES 08254) FROM GROSS ACCESSION RATE (SERIES 08255); DATA ARE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. NOTES: SERIES 08256 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0817 08256 NET RAT 3R 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0817 LOC 1914 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, NET ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08256 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1930-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY SUBTRACTING TOTAL SEPERATION RATE (SERIES 08254) FROM GROSS ACCESSION RATE (SERIES 08255); DATA ARE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. NOTES: SERIES 08256 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0818 08256 NET RAT 3S 930-968 MD=-999999 REF 0818 LOC 1923 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, NET ACCESSION RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08256 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 PERSONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 185 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: NBER COMPUTED DATA BY SUBTRACTING TOTAL SEPERATION RATE (SERIES 08254) FROM GROSS ACCESSION RATE (SERIES 08255); DATA ARE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. NOTES: SERIES 08256 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1930 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1930 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1968 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1930-1968. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0819 08322 NEW MAN 3R 951-971 MD=-999999 REF 0819 LOC 1932 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, NEW HIRES, MANUFACTURING ---------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08322 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1951-1970 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1951-05/1971 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, BULLETIN NO. 1312-8, "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1971", PP. 36 AND 608. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0820 08322 NEW MAN 3S 951-971 MD=-999999 REF 0820 LOC 1941 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, NEW HIRES, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08322 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1951-05/1971 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, BULLETIN NO. 1312-8, "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1971", 1 186 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - PP. 36 AND 608. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0821 08323 LAB MAN 3R 951-968 MD=-999999 REF 0821 LOC 1950 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, REHIRING RATE, MANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08323 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1951-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1951-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1951-MAY 1963 DATA: "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1962", BULLETIN NO. 1312-1, 1963; ALSO SEE BULLETINS NO. 1312-2, 1964 THROUGH 1312-6, 1968 FOR LATER REVISIONS; FOR 1963-1968 DATA: "FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER", MONTHLY RELEASES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0822 08323 LAB MAN 3S 951-968 MD=-999999 REF 0822 LOC 1959 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 LABOR TURNOVER, REHIRING RATE, MANUFACTURING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 08323 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER PER 100 EMPLOYEES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1930-10/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, FOR 1951-MAY, 1963 DATA: "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1909-1962", BULLETIN NO. 1312-1, 1963; ALSO SEE BULLETINS NO. 1312-2, 1964 THROUGH 1312-6, 1968 FOR LATER REVISIONS; FOR 1963-1968 DATA: "FACTORY LABOR TURNOVER", MONTHLY RELEASES. 1 TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.