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Historical Statistics: Average Hourly Earnings of Manufacturing Production Workers (Series D 766, D 765-767, D 802-804)

U.S. Census Bureau · 1975

Population measured

Production workers in manufacturing (national average, payroll data)

Source notes & limitations

Series D 766 (hourly earnings 1890-1914), D 765-767 (manufacturing production workers 1909-1929), D 802-804 (all manufacturing 1919-1948). Pre-FRED CES wage data. Used as the wage anchor for 1900s-1930s rooms (Plan 013). The population skews urban, industrial, male — see the manufacturing-wage-proxy assumption.

Where this source appears

4 records across 4 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.

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