Two centuries of compensation for U.S. production workers in manufacturing
By: Lawrence H. Officer.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Wages -- Manufacturing industries -- United States
Description: Production workers continue to be an important group in the economy. Two Centuries of Compensation for U.S. Production Workers in Manufacturing is the first long-run annual series of average hourly compensation for U.S. production workers in manufacturing. Officer reviews both data sources and existing literature on related historical series as well as using current official statistics. The new series provides original insights into the standard of living of these workers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Methodology; title: Data sources; title: Existing earnings and wage series; title: Plan for construction of new series; title: Average hourly earnings; title: Average hourly benefits; title: Nominal compensation, real compensation, and standard of living.