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Sixth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor, 1890: Cost of Living of Industrial Workers in the United States and Europe

U.S. Department of Labor, Commissioner of Labor · 1891

Population measured

Industrial workers in selected industries (iron/steel, textiles, glass, coal) in 24 states — NOT a national median

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Source notes & limitations

Kept for planned 1890s room — surveyed 9,000+ families. The FRASER series page for Commissioner of Labor annual reports: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/annual-report-commissioner-labor-6306. Every fact from this survey must carry the proxy-population caveat.

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