BLS Wage and Earnings Reports
Collection Number: 5392
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
BLS Wage and Earnings Reports,
1909-1952
Collection Number:
5392
Creator:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS)
Quantity:
3.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Results of studies and surveys on wages, earnings, and
productivity trends.
Language:
Collection material in English
The need for the collection of labor statistics was recognized by Congress in 1884
when it established the Bureau of Labor in the Department of the Interior. In 1913
the Bureau was transferred to the newly created Department of Labor under the title
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Commissioner is nominated by the President of the United States. He has advisory
committees from labor and management to provide him with practical advice in the
preparation and publication of statistics that will be most useful.
The Bureau's work is divided into eight main divisions and currently goes far beyond
the collection of labor statistics. There are five regional offices which collect
information within their geographical area.
Productivity statistics are the responsibility of the Productivity and Technological
Development Section of the Manpower and Productivity Division.
Productivity studies began with the creation of the Bureau when unemployment raised
questions about the replacement of men by machines. In 1898 a study was made on the
labor input required according to the manufacturing process adapted. In 1925 labor
organizations urged the Bureau to determine the progress of technical developments
for they felt labor was not getting its fair share.
With the depression, interest was focussed on unemployment and the American
Federation of Labor was responsible for a continuing study of productivity and labor
costs under the Works Progress Administration.
At the end of World War II productivity in relation to wages became an important
factor in the negotiation of labor contracts, but the measurement of productivity
was subject to considerable disagreement. The Bureau of the Budget and the Bureau of
Labor Statistics called a conference of experts to help bring the methods of
calculating productivity up to date. The Congress voted additional funds for a new
approach to the problem.
Beginning in 1946 the Bureau began studies of productivity based on data provided
voluntarily by a group of sample firms as well as on calculations from other
statistical sources. The results of both series were published and widely-circulated
and a short summary published in the Monthly Labor Review. The studies include a
great deal of background information on the industry and are written for all
potential users.
Names:
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Subjects:
Cost and standard of living -- United States.
Wages -- United States
Form and Genre Terms:
Records (documents)
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a
reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet
and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
BLS Wage and Earnings Reports #5392. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1909-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1909-1948 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1935-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1935-1948 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1935-1951 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1939-1949 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | 1939-1951 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | 1935-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | 1952 | |
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Mar-52
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| Box 1 | Folder 16 | 1917-1948 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | 1952 | |
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Nov-52
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| Box 1 | Folder 19 | 1952 | |
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Jan-52
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| Box 1 | Folder 20 | 1939-1951 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | 1939-1951 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | 1919-1951 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | 1951 | |
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Aug-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 26 | 1935-1948 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | 1951 | |
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December 1951
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| Box 1 | Folder 28 | 1935-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | 1952 | |
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Jan-52
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| Box 1 | Folder 32 | 1951 | |
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Aug-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 33 | 1951 | |
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Aug-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 34 | 1949-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | 1945-1949 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | 1951 | |
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Dec-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 38 | 1951 | |
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Nov-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 39 | 1951 | |
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Dec-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 40 | 1951 | |
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Dec-51
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| Box 1 | Folder 42 | 1935-1951 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | 1952 | |
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Feb-52
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| Box 1 | Folder 45 | 1939-1949 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | 1952 | |
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Nov-52
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| Box 1 | Folder 48 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | 1935-1947 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | 1939-1949 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | 1951 | |
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Nov-51
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1949-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | 1949-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | 1939-1946 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | 1946-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | 1939-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | 1939-1945 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | 1945-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | 1949-1950 | |
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Supplement
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| Box 2 | Folder 24 | 1939-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | 1939-1946 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | 1946-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | 1948-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | 1950-1951 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | 1945-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | 1939-1945 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 33 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 34 | 1949-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 35 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 37 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 38 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 39 | 1945-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 40 | 1939-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 41 | 1935-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 42 | 1939-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 43 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 44 | 1949-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 45 | 1939-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 46 | 1939-1947 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 47 | 1947-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 48 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 49 | 1939-1946 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 50 | 1946-1948 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 51 | 1948-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 52 | 1949-1950 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 53 | 1945-1949 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 54 | 1947-1949 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | ||
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| Box 3 | Folder 30 | ||
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| Box 3 | Folder 31 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 40 | ||
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| Box 3 | Folder 32 | ||