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YEAR AND MONTH<br />
3915 monthly average -_<br />
lfilG mouth!v average - * -<br />
1917 monthly nverage<br />
1918 monthly average........<br />
1911* monthly average . - -.<br />
1920 monthlv average - * 3<br />
January<br />
Februarv<br />
March<br />
April m<br />
... .<br />
Mav..<br />
June . .<br />
July. m .<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 />
July<br />
August .<br />
1923<br />
September... . „<br />
October<br />
November. „<br />
December... ..<br />
<strong>1924</strong><br />
January. .„<br />
February. ...<br />
March<br />
April<br />
<strong>May</strong><br />
June „<br />
July<br />
August...<br />
173<br />
Table 117.—WAGES AND RAILWAY EMPLOYMENT<br />
United<br />
States<br />
average<br />
30<br />
23<br />
23<br />
36<br />
41<br />
49<br />
36<br />
32<br />
38<br />
2S<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
30<br />
32<br />
33<br />
34<br />
34<br />
34<br />
34<br />
34<br />
33<br />
33<br />
33<br />
30<br />
37<br />
39<br />
3d<br />
40<br />
40<br />
40<br />
41<br />
40<br />
38<br />
33<br />
(Base year in bold-faced type; Index numbers on opposite pag?]<br />
WAGES OF COMMOb<br />
New<br />
England<br />
20<br />
25<br />
31<br />
39<br />
41<br />
49<br />
38<br />
39<br />
51<br />
33<br />
36<br />
35<br />
38<br />
3$<br />
42<br />
41<br />
41<br />
43<br />
44<br />
47<br />
48<br />
42<br />
52<br />
53<br />
53<br />
50<br />
54<br />
52<br />
54<br />
54<br />
53<br />
52<br />
53<br />
Middle<br />
Atlantic South<br />
Atlantic<br />
20<br />
24<br />
30<br />
38<br />
41<br />
50<br />
35<br />
36<br />
45<br />
31<br />
33<br />
33<br />
30<br />
37<br />
39<br />
40<br />
41<br />
43<br />
40<br />
40<br />
42<br />
42<br />
40<br />
47<br />
4S<br />
40<br />
48<br />
47<br />
40<br />
47<br />
47<br />
48<br />
1<br />
j<br />
14<br />
16<br />
21<br />
27<br />
32<br />
37<br />
26<br />
21<br />
25<br />
23<br />
15<br />
17<br />
19<br />
21<br />
21<br />
23<br />
2,><br />
22<br />
21<br />
21<br />
21<br />
IS<br />
19<br />
23<br />
25<br />
2S<br />
27<br />
27<br />
20<br />
29<br />
29<br />
23<br />
27<br />
27<br />
r LABOR<br />
1<br />
East<br />
South<br />
Central<br />
BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION*<br />
West<br />
Sou (It<br />
Central<br />
Cents per hour<br />
12<br />
13<br />
17<br />
23<br />
28<br />
32<br />
25<br />
20<br />
22<br />
21<br />
18<br />
19<br />
21<br />
19<br />
21<br />
21<br />
22<br />
20<br />
19<br />
20<br />
20<br />
19<br />
19<br />
21<br />
21<br />
on<br />
26<br />
22<br />
24<br />
23<br />
25<br />
24<br />
23<br />
23<br />
1C<br />
17<br />
21<br />
2S<br />
36<br />
40<br />
2S<br />
24<br />
25<br />
24<br />
24<br />
23<br />
22<br />
22<br />
20<br />
24<br />
25<br />
25<br />
24<br />
23<br />
23<br />
24<br />
24<br />
22<br />
20<br />
24<br />
24<br />
25<br />
21<br />
26<br />
26<br />
21<br />
28<br />
25<br />
24<br />
East<br />
North<br />
Central<br />
21<br />
21<br />
29<br />
39<br />
43<br />
53<br />
35<br />
31<br />
39<br />
20<br />
26<br />
30<br />
29<br />
32<br />
30<br />
33<br />
34<br />
34<br />
35<br />
35<br />
35<br />
30<br />
34<br />
35<br />
32<br />
40<br />
42<br />
41<br />
43<br />
43<br />
42<br />
41<br />
46<br />
40<br />
41<br />
West<br />
North<br />
Central<br />
25<br />
23<br />
34<br />
45<br />
53<br />
62<br />
45<br />
31<br />
34<br />
32<br />
29<br />
27<br />
31<br />
30<br />
30<br />
32<br />
32<br />
34<br />
34<br />
32<br />
30<br />
29<br />
20<br />
30<br />
33<br />
36<br />
36<br />
36<br />
37<br />
. 38<br />
39<br />
37<br />
32<br />
35<br />
33<br />
1 . J<br />
Mountain<br />
2C<br />
29<br />
3G<br />
41<br />
47<br />
55<br />
4G<br />
37<br />
42<br />
32<br />
36<br />
34<br />
34<br />
35<br />
37<br />
3S<br />
39<br />
40<br />
41<br />
40<br />
40<br />
38<br />
38<br />
39<br />
42<br />
40<br />
41<br />
46<br />
44<br />
43<br />
43<br />
42<br />
43<br />
45<br />
39<br />
Paelfle<br />
2(><br />
28<br />
45<br />
5°<br />
GO<br />
50<br />
48<br />
51<br />
40<br />
47<br />
47<br />
40<br />
47<br />
48<br />
49<br />
:>o<br />
51<br />
52<br />
49<br />
M<br />
48<br />
47<br />
46<br />
51<br />
51<br />
53<br />
51<br />
5G<br />
fi6<br />
59<br />
09<br />
55<br />
52<br />
J<br />
RAILWAY<br />
KMt'LOYMKNT'<br />
Employers<br />
Otl<br />
pay roil<br />
Thousands<br />
I" "<br />
J,H0<br />
1,718<br />
1,754<br />
1,732<br />
I,ft17<br />
M-V2<br />
lf5J5<br />
1,570<br />
1,578<br />
1,(128<br />
1,0.85<br />
1,468<br />
1,59*<br />
1,709<br />
1,804<br />
1,«M<br />
1,789<br />
1,780<br />
1,781<br />
1,816<br />
1,$4I<br />
},h%<br />
i,y.u<br />
i,yo5<br />
1,974<br />
1,946<br />
1, H'A6<br />
l,Wi0<br />
1,704<br />
1,750<br />
Average<br />
hourly<br />
.311<br />
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