$1.13
USD per hour, nominal
No current source auditAll sources · source collection
Employment, Hours, and Earnings, United States, 1909-84, Volume II: Establishment Survey Data
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics · 1985
Population measured
Production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls
Source notes & limitations
BLS benchmark publication. Volume II (Establishment Survey Data), page 287: 'Average Hourly Earnings of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers on Private Nonagricultural Payrolls, TOTAL PRIVATE, in Current Dollars.' Annual averages: 1947: $1.131, 1948: $1.225, 1949: $1.275, 1950: $1.335, 1960: $2.09, 1970: $3.23. Digitized by FRASER. This is the predecessor series to FRED AHETPI (which begins 1964).
Where this source appears
3 records across 3 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
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US · 1940s
US · 1960s
$2.09
USD per hour, nominal
No current source auditUS · 1970s
$3.23
USD per hour, nominal
No current source audit