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Infant's: Source: Median wages for butlers, chauffeurs, gardeners, furnace men and "house men" employed to work in private households in Philadelphia in the late 1920s. No doubt,a direct impact of theFirst World War. Source: BLS, Shows the retail prices of various foodstuffs in 10 large German cities. Report published in 1923 tells wages by race and by industry. Shows mining wages in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. For easier browsing, the information is. For example, a dollar earned in 2020 had the same buying power as 7 in 1928. Prices are shown in Latvian rubles. 12 million immigrants had passed through the gates at Ellis Island nestled in the New York Harbor between 1842 and 1954. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. Wages are shown in 1931 US dollars. In 1880, saw and planing mill workers and flint and window glass workers earned the most out of nearly 20 manufacturing industries profiled by Long -- at $2.41 and $2.33 each day, respectively. Source: Source: BLS Handbook of Labor Statistics, 1931 edition. Phone (573) 882-0748. Since money wage rates of foreign countries have little meaning for economists in America, only the real wage rates are given.", Shows the average hourly and weekly wages of various occupations for both skilled and unskilled laborers. Source: 1930 Census of Agriculture. Wage rates by occupation in foreign countries (sometimes just to a certain city in the foreign country), assembled for easy comparison to U.S. wage rates for the same occupations. Figures expressed in both foreign currency and in dollars. Tip: use the search tool to look for words like cents or rate. Lists single-unit prices for barbital, benzoyl peroxide, benzocaine, aspirin, quinoline, and more, showing proprietary and coined drug names. 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Unskilled labor hired by cities for construction, repair or cleaning of streets. Shows the average weekly wages of various occupations in 8 different industries in Budapest. View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. Source: BLS, Shows the retail price of various foodstuffs and other items in Prague following Czechoslovakian independence. Shows monthly wages based on the ocean routes traveled: San Francisco to points west, and New York City to points south and east. Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. View in more detail here. Source: BLS, Shows the earnings over different times for both government employees and manual workers in Hamburg. View in more detail here. For example, the 1920 volume gives rates in Ohio and Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana, and more. Source: BLS. We'll be in your inbox every morning Monday-Saturday with all the days top business news, inspiring stories, best advice and exclusive reporting from Entrepreneur. Shows average dollar amount spent annually in categories such as food, clothing, maintenance of health, personal goods, furniture and more. Source: BLS Bulletin no. "A good hotel room costs only $4-5 per day while a hospital charges $6 and $7." These figures are shown by occupation, sex, and region. Shows the average daily wages of various occupations in Athens and Piraeus. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review (June 1931), Shows the average hours and daily wages of various workers in quarries, sawmills, and many other industries throughout Virginia. Wages are shown in Brazilian milreis. Includes drug items, toilet items, and miscellaneous items. Source: "Income of Lawyers, 1929-1948" in the August 1949 issue of. 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Shows data for 12 cities located in NY, OH, PA and MA, including NYC, Boston, Philadelphia and more. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages of manual work occupations in Barcelona, Spain. Shows the hourly, daily, and biannual earnings of different occupations in the Missouri coal industry between 1890-1922. Salary data for teachers, principals and school administrators in New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City. The early years ushered in a new sense of optimism. Issues of Telephone engineer & management detail rates for telephone service in many states. Manual workers tended to live closer to their jobs, while professionals could afford to live further away. Covers the states of NH, VT, MA, CT, KY, SC, AL, MO, KS, IA and OH. Pilot. Companies often have fewer qualified job applicants to choose from, which creates competition for the best people. "In this region, I presume that a fee of $200 would be a pretty fair estimate of the surgeon's charge for operation and the after-treatment there would be between the operation and the death of the patient." Take a look at the 25 highest-paying jobs of 2023: 1. Only teaching and clerical work were acceptable for women and they earned about half of what men made. Rose Leadem is a freelance writer for Entrepreneur.com. Senior Software Engineer - $119,126. Source: BLS. "75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935" Source: BLS Monthly labor review, Oct 1927, Shows the average daily wages for 14 different occupations in the Florence district. Wages are shown in French francs. Discover 1921 versus 2021. Shows typical pay in stock companies, dramas, musical comedies, vaudeville and screen, from extras to Hollywood stars. Shows average public employee pay for each state. 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