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CHART 4Employment and IncomeTotal nonagricultural employment, after rising until September 1957,declined in the closing months of the year.MILLIONS OF PERSONS54SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA5250NONAGRICULTURALEMPLOYMENT(BLS)1612MANUFACTURINGPRODUCTIONWORKERS' . ..f— 'I I I I I 1 1 I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I i i i i i I i i I I I iVBasic wage rates rose moderately throughout the yearDOLLARS2.20FOR MANUFACTURINGPRODUCTION WORKERS2.00AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGSGROSS «• \1.80EXCLUDINGOVERTIME1.60I I i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i1954 1955 1956 1957SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.18

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