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YEAH AKI> MONTH<br />
1914, July<br />
1920 monthly average.<br />
1021 monthly average-.<br />
1022 monthly average.<br />
1923 monthly average..<br />
1030<br />
June<br />
July<br />
August<br />
September..<br />
October<br />
November.,<br />
December..<br />
11)21<br />
January...<br />
February..<br />
March<br />
April<br />
<strong>May</strong>....<br />
June<br />
July....<br />
August.<br />
.168<br />
Table 112.—EARNINGS AND HOURS OF LABOR<br />
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS<br />
Grand<br />
total<br />
100<br />
»235<br />
188<br />
2-10<br />
240<br />
240<br />
239<br />
237<br />
228<br />
222<br />
205<br />
199<br />
197<br />
193<br />
187<br />
184<br />
181<br />
182<br />
September - [ 180<br />
October 183<br />
November.,<br />
181<br />
Decomber..<br />
182<br />
1023<br />
July<br />
August<br />
September..<br />
October<br />
November..<br />
December.,<br />
181<br />
180<br />
192<br />
193<br />
199<br />
200<br />
1023<br />
January.<br />
200<br />
February j 201<br />
March , 20i<br />
April , 212<br />
! <strong>May</strong>....<br />
I June<br />
! July....<br />
August.<br />
September..<br />
October<br />
November..<br />
December..<br />
January..,<br />
February..<br />
March<br />
April<br />
<strong>May</strong>..<br />
June..<br />
217<br />
216<br />
213<br />
212<br />
213<br />
216<br />
215<br />
215<br />
215<br />
217<br />
214<br />
Total<br />
100<br />
»238<br />
188<br />
U92 ij '193<br />
209 il 213<br />
242<br />
242<br />
243<br />
243<br />
211<br />
233<br />
220<br />
210<br />
202<br />
190<br />
191<br />
188<br />
185<br />
183<br />
183<br />
180<br />
182<br />
ISO<br />
181<br />
185<br />
189<br />
191<br />
196<br />
198<br />
200<br />
200<br />
201<br />
207<br />
214<br />
219<br />
218<br />
214<br />
213<br />
216<br />
218<br />
217<br />
215<br />
215<br />
218<br />
215<br />
Male<br />
Skill- Uned<br />
skilled<br />
Women<br />
Relative to July, 1914<br />
INDEX NUMBERS<br />
1OO<br />
"235<br />
188<br />
»194<br />
213<br />
239<br />
239<br />
240<br />
240<br />
237<br />
229<br />
223<br />
208<br />
200<br />
194<br />
189<br />
186<br />
184<br />
183<br />
183<br />
179<br />
182<br />
180<br />
182<br />
185<br />
190<br />
192<br />
197<br />
199<br />
201<br />
201<br />
202<br />
208<br />
215<br />
220<br />
218<br />
214<br />
211<br />
215<br />
218<br />
217<br />
214<br />
215<br />
217<br />
213<br />
100<br />
*253<br />
191<br />
•192<br />
211<br />
256<br />
257<br />
258<br />
2m<br />
257<br />
247<br />
239<br />
220<br />
208<br />
202<br />
196<br />
193<br />
190<br />
181<br />
182<br />
ISO<br />
183<br />
181<br />
179<br />
184<br />
185<br />
190<br />
195<br />
196<br />
199<br />
197<br />
198<br />
201<br />
211<br />
217<br />
216<br />
215<br />
218<br />
216<br />
217<br />
215<br />
213<br />
215<br />
221<br />
221<br />
100<br />
*233<br />
205<br />
*204<br />
223<br />
243<br />
241<br />
235<br />
238<br />
234<br />
223<br />
218<br />
205<br />
209<br />
206<br />
204<br />
208 i<br />
208<br />
202<br />
204<br />
204<br />
205<br />
202<br />
204<br />
19G<br />
195<br />
202<br />
207*<br />
211<br />
213<br />
214<br />
214<br />
218<br />
222<br />
231<br />
229<br />
223<br />
225<br />
225<br />
220<br />
224<br />
222<br />
222<br />
222<br />
222<br />
AVERAGE<br />
WEEKLY<br />
HOUKS<br />
Nominal<br />
1OO<br />
»91<br />
90<br />
«91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
91<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
90<br />
Actual<br />
1OO<br />
3 95<br />
3 96<br />
97<br />
97<br />
97<br />
95<br />
91<br />
90<br />
87<br />
87<br />
87<br />
87<br />
87<br />
89<br />
92<br />
91<br />
93<br />
93<br />
95<br />
95<br />
96<br />
97<br />
97<br />
97<br />
97<br />
97<br />
97<br />
96<br />
96<br />
95<br />
93<br />
94<br />
94<br />
93<br />
Grand<br />
total<br />
S13.54<br />
»29.51<br />
23.57<br />
• 24.06<br />
26.25<br />
30.09<br />
30.10<br />
30.14<br />
30.01<br />
29.75<br />
28.63<br />
27.89<br />
25.75<br />
24.96<br />
24.69<br />
24.18<br />
23.45<br />
23.12<br />
22.75<br />
22.82<br />
22.62<br />
22.99<br />
22.71<br />
22.84<br />
22.75<br />
23.36<br />
24.04<br />
24.16<br />
24.92<br />
25.12<br />
25.08<br />
25.24<br />
25.64<br />
26.64<br />
27.25<br />
27.12<br />
26.66<br />
26.57<br />
26.74<br />
27.14<br />
26.99<br />
26.94<br />
26.94<br />
27.20<br />
26.89<br />
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS<br />
Total<br />
$13.30<br />
* 31.72<br />
25.05<br />
* 25. 69<br />
28.27<br />
32.23<br />
32.21<br />
32.30<br />
32.30<br />
32.00<br />
30.93<br />
27.96<br />
26.82<br />
26.07<br />
25.38<br />
24.95<br />
24.62<br />
24.32<br />
24.35<br />
23.89<br />
24.18<br />
23.94<br />
24.12<br />
24.59<br />
25.09<br />
25.46<br />
26.09<br />
26.33<br />
26.60<br />
26.58<br />
26.73<br />
27.47<br />
28.44<br />
29.17<br />
28.97<br />
28.52<br />
28.31<br />
28.67<br />
28.99<br />
28.81<br />
28.53<br />
28.64<br />
29.05<br />
28.59<br />
Male<br />
Skilled<br />
Dollars<br />
Unskilled<br />
NUMERICAL DATA<br />
S14.16<br />
J 33.31<br />
26.55<br />
*27.42<br />
30.12<br />
33.86<br />
33.83<br />
33.92<br />
33.94<br />
33.58<br />
32.47<br />
31.57<br />
29.41<br />
28.33<br />
27.54<br />
26.81<br />
26.35<br />
26.01<br />
25.91<br />
25.91<br />
25.38<br />
25.72<br />
25.44<br />
25.77<br />
26.21<br />
26.85<br />
27.15<br />
27.83<br />
28.11<br />
28.40<br />
28.43<br />
28.57<br />
29.48<br />
30.39<br />
31.12<br />
30.90<br />
30.35<br />
29.92<br />
30.41<br />
30.81<br />
30.73<br />
30.29<br />
30.38<br />
30.73<br />
' 30.12<br />
S1O.71<br />
3 27.11<br />
20.48<br />
»20.53<br />
22.61<br />
27.42<br />
27.51<br />
27.68<br />
27.64<br />
27.51<br />
26.44<br />
25.57<br />
23.51<br />
22.24<br />
21.67<br />
21.04<br />
20.65<br />
20.38<br />
19.34<br />
19.45.<br />
19.33<br />
19.58<br />
19.35<br />
19.18<br />
19.72<br />
19.80<br />
20.39<br />
20.89<br />
20.99<br />
21.31<br />
21.06<br />
21.22<br />
21.49<br />
22.57<br />
23.19<br />
23.14<br />
23.04<br />
23.31<br />
23.17<br />
23.25<br />
23.02<br />
22.86<br />
23.04<br />
23.67<br />
23.70<br />
Women<br />
S7.S4<br />
* 18. 27<br />
16.07<br />
315.99<br />
17,46<br />
19.06<br />
18.86<br />
18.44<br />
18.67<br />
18.34<br />
17.45<br />
17.08<br />
16.08<br />
16.38<br />
16.16<br />
15.96<br />
16.34<br />
16.28<br />
15.80<br />
15.99<br />
15.96<br />
16.06<br />
15.82<br />
15.97<br />
15.36<br />
15.32<br />
15.82<br />
16.21<br />
16.52<br />
16.70<br />
16. 8*1<br />
16.76<br />
17.06<br />
17.43<br />
18,14<br />
17.94<br />
17.44<br />
17. G6<br />
17.66<br />
17.69<br />
17.59<br />
17.39<br />
17.38<br />
17.36<br />
17.41<br />
AVERAGE<br />
WEEKLY<br />
HOURS<br />
*S P^te employing 506,315 people in January, 1921, and representing<br />
ar su<br />
average man hours worked each week The ^ ^grandtotalweik ^ t t v e^uira ^ c ^ X ? h" l PP°scd normally to operate, while the actual hours represent the<br />
B the avera<br />
employed as reprted b th C<br />
&° i i h i d t y by th number <strong>of</strong> wage earners<br />
6 TC ? M l^PPOSodnomolly to operate whfle the actual hours; represent.IOJ<br />
employed as reported by the Census <strong>of</strong> ManuftSturS $ Sw S«? « It w^?tSS P M ? y T^ htlng th( > average earnings in each industry by the number <strong>of</strong> wage earners<br />
are unweighted; hence, the index number forS "totalI ioSetoesl^ffow^inHhS 9 i am th ° " ecessar y weighting factors for the classes <strong>of</strong> labor, the latter averages<br />
" • Average <strong>of</strong> last seven months <strong>of</strong> the year<br />
1 sometimes is lower than the index number <strong>of</strong> any class, owing to the different methods <strong>of</strong> computation.<br />
Average <strong>of</strong> last six months <strong>of</strong> the year.<br />
Nominal.<br />
55.0<br />
2 50.0<br />
49.7<br />
3 50.0<br />
49.9<br />
50.0<br />
50.0<br />
50.0<br />
50,0<br />
50.0<br />
49.9<br />
50.0<br />
49.9<br />
50.0<br />
49.8<br />
49.9<br />
49.8<br />
49.5<br />
49.5<br />
49.5<br />
49.6<br />
49.8<br />
49.6<br />
49.7<br />
50.0<br />
50.0<br />
49.9<br />
50.0<br />
50.0<br />
50.1<br />
50.2<br />
50.1<br />
50.2<br />
50.1<br />
50.2<br />
50.2<br />
49.9<br />
49.9<br />
Hours<br />
49.5<br />
49.6<br />
49.5<br />
49.7<br />
49.6<br />
49.9<br />
50.1<br />
Actual<br />
51.5<br />
"48.7<br />
45.5<br />
3 49.2<br />
49.2<br />
49.7<br />
50.0<br />
49.9<br />
49.1<br />
48.7<br />
47.0<br />
46.3<br />
•44.6<br />
44.3<br />
45.0<br />
44.7<br />
44.6<br />
44.4<br />
44.9<br />
45.8<br />
45.9<br />
47.6<br />
46.8<br />
47.8<br />
48.0<br />
48.8<br />
48.9<br />
49.5<br />
49.8<br />
50.0<br />
50.1<br />
49.8<br />
50.1<br />
50.3<br />
49.8<br />
49.5<br />
49.5<br />
48.7<br />
48.0<br />
48.3<br />
48.2<br />
48.1<br />
48.5<br />
48.3<br />
47.8