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3 5 2 WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT<br />

N o . 3 8 9 .— W a g e R a t e s p e e H o u e a n d H o n e s p e e W e e k — I n d e x e s op<br />

U n io n S c a les in B u il d in g a n d F e in t in g T r a d e s , b t O c c u p a t io n s : 1909<br />

t o 1939— Continued<br />

[Rates and hours for 1929=100]<br />

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PRINTING TRADES—BOOK AND JOB— c o n tin u e d<br />

PRINTING<br />

TRADES—<br />

NEWSPAPER<br />

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te n d e rs (m a ­<br />

c h in ists)<br />

P h o to e n ­<br />

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feeders<br />

P re ssm e n ,<br />

c y lin d e r<br />

P re ssm e n ,<br />

p la te n<br />

AH n e w s­<br />

p a p e r<br />

1909................................................... 31.2 108.5 40.3 108.6 37.5 108 0 4a i<br />

1910................................................ 31.8 108.3 40.6 108.4 38.1 107.8 44 fi m i a<br />

1911.................................................. 33.1 108.3 41.4 108.4 38.9 107.8 45 2<br />

1912................................................ 43.9 108.6 33.6 108.3 42.1 108.4 39.4 107 R<br />

1913............................................ 44.6 108.6 34.4 108.1 42.6 108.4 40.2 107 0<br />

1914....................... ........................... 44.7 108.6 35.3 108.1 43.6 108.4 40.8 107.9<br />

1 9 1 5 ..1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.9 108.6 35. 5 108.1 43. 8 108.4 41.0 107 ?<br />

47.5 100.8<br />

47 R<br />

191G................................................... 45.0 108.8 38.9 108.9 36.0 108.1 44.2 108.4 41.8 107.9 4 8.0 100.6<br />

1917-................................................. 40.1 108.8 42.3 108.9 37.0 103.1 45.6 108.4 43.0 107. £ 49.2 100,6<br />

1 9 1 8 - ............................................. 50.6 108.8 44.9 108.6 44.3 108.1 49.9 108.4 48.4 107.0 51.0 100.6<br />

1919................................................... 62.2 108.8 52.3 108.6 67.1 108.1 60.5 108.4 59.4 107.9 62.2 100.8<br />

1920................................................... 77.0 108.8 7 2.2 100.7 78.4 108.0 78.6 108.4 80.5 107.8 76.1 100.7<br />

1921................................................... 90.1 100.8 76.2 100. ( 84.8 102.2 86.? 102.4 80.0 102.2 82.? 100.4<br />

1922................................................... 89. C 100.4 77. G 100. c 82.1 101.1 84.? 101.2 87.0 101.fi 83.5 102.4<br />

1923.................................................. 90.? 100.1 7 8.4 1 00 . c 91.9 100.4 91.5 100.7 91.6 1 0 0 . a 84.4 102.2<br />

1924.................................................. 04. S 100. G 8 3.9 100. c 91.1 100.6 94.2 100.9 94.3 1 0 0 . fl 89.5 100.8<br />

1925.................................................. 04.0 100.2 86.0 100.2 96.2 100.8 95.4 100.4 04.8 100.5 01.1 100.5<br />

1 9 2 5 ............................................. 9 8.2 m o 91.5 100. c 97.3 100.2 97.3 100.2 99.3 9 9.7 93.1 100.7<br />

1927.................................................. O S. s 100. c 95.0 100. ( 98.5 100.1 97.6 100.2 100.2 0 9 .7 95.0 100.4<br />

1928.................................................. 90.2 m e 98.0 100. c 99.1 100.11 08.3 100.0 98.5 99.0 98.3 100.2<br />

1929.................................................. 100. c m e 100.0 m e m e i o o . e 100.0 100.0 100.0 100. C 100.0 100.0<br />

1930................................................... 101.8 100. c 100.2 9 0 . 8 101.2 100.0 101.8 100.0 101.7 100.0 101.0 99.8<br />

1931................................................... 102.9 m e 100.5 00.8 102. (! 100.0 102.5 100.0 102.? 100.6 101.3 90.8<br />

1032................................................... 103.5 100. c 103.6 9 4 ,0 97.fi 87.0 99.8 91.4 100.0 9 8 .2 101.1 97.3<br />

1933........................... ....................... 97.4 95. c 101.5 91.7 00.0 92.0 93. e 92.4 93.1 9 6.0 94.6 06.8<br />

1934................................................... 100.4 61.5 103.1 n o . 0 94.4 89.? 96.3 89.2 95.7 9 2 .0 95.8 89.1<br />

1935................................................... 100.9 60.7 109.6 86.0 96.5 30.6 97.5 88.9 96.4 9 1.3 101.6 87.6<br />

1936................................................... 104.0 90.2 112.3 Hfi.7 00.7 91.9 101.6 90.7 100.4 9 1.3 103.1 86.5<br />

1937................................................... 107.0 9 0.2 113.7 85.2 104. K 91.7 105.1 00.4 105.0 9 0.0 107.0 85.7<br />

1938................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.3 9 0.1 116.6 84.4 110.2 01.5 108.2 90.1 108.2 90. e 109.8 85.3<br />

1939............................ .. ............. 110.7 9 0.0 117. 5 83.8 110.9 01. 5 109.0 90.1 109.2 9 0.0 111.1 84.6<br />

p r i n t i n g t r a d e s - - N E W S P A P E R — c o n tin u e d<br />

C o m p o sito<br />

rs, h a n d<br />

M a c h in e<br />

o p e ra to rs<br />

M a c h in e<br />

c h in ists)<br />

P h o to - P re s s m e n , S tereo -<br />

e n g ra v e rs w e b p r e s s e s 1 ty p e rs<br />

1909................................................... 43.4 101.5 43.1 101.6 42. 2 q r a<br />

1910................................................... 45.2 101.5 44.4 101.6 43. n OR 6<br />

1911.................................................. 46.1 ,101.5 44.8 101.6 43 6<br />

1912.................................................. 47.1 101.2 45.6 101.3 49.6 100.6 44 fi<br />

1913............................................. 47.9 101.2 46.4 101.2 50.0 100.0 45. 5<br />

1914............................................. 48.4 100.9 46.0 100.9 60.3 100.5 45 R<br />

1615.'.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48. 7 100.8 47.3 100.6 50.6 100,3<br />

1 9 1 6 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.9 100.7 47.5 100.5 50.7 100.2 42.7 106.9 46.3 0 8 .4 51.3 101.0<br />

1917. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.1 100.7 48.9 1QQ.5 51.3 100.2 44.6 106.9 47.2 9 8.3 52.6 100.9<br />

1918............................................. 52.3 10lU 50.6 100.7 53.8 i o o . a 48.3 105.7 60.9 98.3 54.8 100.9<br />

1919.................................................. 62.9 100.? 61.6 100.7 68.3 m a 56.9 105.4 02.7 9 9.0 61.7 101.0<br />

1020................................................ 76.4 101.1 76.3 100.8 84.3 100.4 65, fi 104.3 77.5 9 8.6 75.3 100.5<br />

1921................................................... 83.3 100. c 81.2 i o o . e 37.0 100.4 77.fi 101.1 83.0 98.4 87.7 99.1<br />

1922. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5,2 102,1 83.4 m i 8 8 . 7 i n i a<br />

1923..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6.0 102.1 84.3 102.0 88.9 101.0 81.0 100.9 79.8 103.0 88.1 100.9<br />

1624............................................. 6 0.6 101.1 89.4 100. f 94. C 100.4 84.4 100.9 8 8.7 9 9.8 0 0.7 100.8<br />

1025— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.3 101. C 91.1 100. c 01.4 100.9 87.8 100.2 92.7 0 9.2 93.1 100.4<br />

1926............................................. 93.4 101.2 93.4 i o o . a 90.5 100.7 94.4 99.8 92.7 100.3 94.3 100.4<br />

1027. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............................. 96.6 100.6 95.4 100.2 95.7 m i 95.7 100.2 97.5 100.1 95.5 100,2<br />

1928................................................ 98.3 100.4 98.9 99.9 0 7 . 0 100.3 99.5 100.0 99.6 9 9.7 95.5 100.7<br />

1929............................................ 100.0 100.0 m e 100. C 100. t 100. C 100. C 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0<br />

1930.................................................. 100.9 09.7 100.8 1)0.1 100.? 9 0 . ? 101.6 99.9 101.7 99.8 100.8 100.0<br />

1931.................................................. 101.0 99,7 100.9 99.8 101. G 99.? 102.6 99.5 102.3 99.8 101.2 100,1<br />

1932.................................................. 100.0 97. £ 100.2 95. £ 100.4 92.0 103.8 99.4 103.6 9 7.8 100.2 99.3<br />

1933.................................................. 03.4, 96.5 S3.7 95.2 03.3 02.1 0fi.fi 99.6 97.0 0 8.7 04.6 08,1<br />

1934.................................................. 9 4.8 80.7 9 4.9 85.2 04.5 m 100.5 95.5 9 7.2 9 3.9 9 6.0 94.9<br />

1935----------------- . . . . ________ l o o . e 85.6 101.2 84. a 100.9 81.4 105.3 92.4 102.6 91.8 100.5 02.7<br />

1036.................................................. 102.7 84, C 102.9 82.7 102.8 80. C 107.9 92.1 103.1 9 1.4 102.0 92.3<br />

1037_______________ _________ 107.1 83.5 107.3 82.2 107.2 79.7 100.9 91.1 106.5 9 0.3 105.2 90.6<br />

1938.................................................. 109.3 83.5 109.7 82.1 109.8 7 0 . e 115,5 88.0 109.3 8 9.7 108.8 88.8<br />

1939.................................................. 1 1 0 . 1 83.4 110.5 82.1 110.3 79.6 117.8 88.4 111.7 8 9.1 109.9 86.1<br />

a Includes pressmen-in-chargc.<br />

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Monthly Labor Review.

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