Shows the weekly earnings for 9 occupations in Amsterdam, Haarlem, the Hague, and Rotterdam. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Work in the 1920s wasn't just affected by where our ancestors lived. Source: page 13 in. Police department personnel salaries and wages. 59-71. Source: BLS. Part of a section on Negro women's wages. 664. Shows the standard wages for different shift at ports in Antwerp, Belgium. Report published in 1923 gives wages for Arkansas women by occupation and race. Mainly women were teachers in the 1920's. Teachers had a low social status and made $1,200 annually. 408, Shows the wages of a variety of occupations in the capital of Argentina. General servant - 16 annually. Report published in 1925 mainly covers wages in manufacturing industries. Source: Report of the Salary survey commission to the Pennsylvania General assembly, 1929. Compares wage rates and hours of work for the WWI and WWII eras, focusing specifically on the manufacturing, mining, railroad, printing and maritime industries, as well as farm labor wages. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review (July 1930), Shows the average wages of multiple occupation in the mining industry. In 1928, halfof all families had a combined family income of $2000 or less. Chart indicates hourly earnings ranges for piecework at automobile manufacturing companies in Germany. Source: Click "more" for direct links to each occupation. In 1927, "$30 per month was taken as the average minimum expenditure for rent in Boston for the [working class] family of four living on the American standard.". Lists ticket prices in NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and eight more cities in NY, PA, OH and MA. For the most up-to-date salary information, please click on the links below: 1. It can change how you see your past and maybe even your future. Use "search in this text" feature to navigate (or contact us for assistance). HEALTH CARE Wages are shown in both Francs and contemporary US dollars. Government Documents Department, Ellis Library ChatGPT vs. Bard: A Modern Day David and Goliath Story. Source: Source: Canada Department of Labor report. View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. Fascinating book that shows various imported items (such as kid gloves, bloomers, silk nightgown, men's pipe, electric flatiron, glass lamp, etc.) Women's:
Describes the labor policy of Great Britain in the 1920's and throughout the rest of the early 20th century. In the beginning of the 1920s, many people worked as farmers and in the service industry. Lists single-unit prices for barbital, benzoyl peroxide, benzocaine, aspirin, quinoline, and more, showing proprietary and coined drug names. What they do: Despite the two roles sounding similar, electrical engineers work on more large-scale projects compared to electronics engineers. Source: BLS, Shows the average price of foodstuffs and other common goods in the federal district of Mexico. By To view an issue of interest, select it from the list and click View. 365-372. View full-size in the Findmypast Photo Collection. Source: Details the prices of a variety of foodstuffs on pp. COST OF LIVING Learn More Every Day with This 2023 CES-Honored Knowledge App. Source: BLS, Shows prices of dozens of food and grocery items, soap, coal, wood by the cord, matches by the box and, Shows the amount spent by a typical Canadian family on food, laundry, fuel/lighting, and rent over time. In the beginning of the 1920s, many people worked as farmers and in the service industry. Details the price of various building materials on pp. Wages are shown in Japanese yen. 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. Most of them were found in the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and Westmorland whilethereweremuch fewer retirements in Glamorgan, Monmouth and Warwick. As the 1920s continued, manufacturing jobs became increasingly common to meet the demand for electrical appliances. For example, they may work on building power-generating equipment or electrical systems for aircraft. Each table is for a different New Zealand city. Work in the 1920s wasn't just affected by where our ancestors lived. Shows wages and prices in kronen, along with the exchange rate to translate into U.S. dollars. Also shows rowboat and pack horse rental rates, cost for guided tours, and transportation fares. Shows wage data by manufacturing categories for 1914, 1919, 1921, and 1923. Covers more than 1,200 cities. Wages shown in 1931 US dollars. Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission report. . 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The 1920 Montgomery Ward mail order catalog showed the price of. Source: BLS, Shows the hourly and weekly earnings of industrial wages in Romanian leu. The Red Cross quickly hired and trained thousands of young women to be nurses, often at the battlefronts. Shows wage data by manufacturing categories for 1914, 1919, 1921, and 1923. Source: BLS, Shows the average retail prices of food, clothing, and fuel prices in Shanghai. The . 7-8 in: Extensive, 219-page report published in the Bureau of Labor StatisticsBulletin no. Source: For each college, this table shows tuition for residents and non-residents by course of study. Tables are broken down by occupation, sex, and state. Source: BLS, Shows the average retail prices of staple foodstuffs in Madrid, Spain. Over 1.1 million men recorded themselves asworking in thecoal mining industryin the 1921 Census. The following two tables shows the average daily earnings of industrial and building workers by occupation as well as in Moscow, Leningrad, and the Ural mountain region. Wages are shown in Italian lire. This meant new jobs for women in the 1920s in the field of medicine. of Agriculture report. Most women worked in the private personal service industry,with over a million listing themselves as suchin the Census. Shows the income of each member of a Zurich household and the amount that household spent on various necessities like food, clothing, rent, etc. Source: Historical chart shows salaries of members of the U.S. Congress, along with dates of enactment and statutory authority for each pay increase. Average weekly earnings of male and female workers in the British cotton industry are shown at four periods of time in 1924. Shows the weekly wages of various occupations in Swiss farming as well as the daily wages of day laborers. Tables 6-13 show farm land prices by county in IA, MN, ND, ID, OH, KY, NC and TX. Wages are based on the average weekly full-time positions from large cities. Data gathered by the National Industrial Conference Board using foreign government sources. For example, a dollar earned in 2020 had the same buying power as 7 in 1928. Report published in 1921 tells wages for women working in offices, in meat and poultry packing, restaurants, food manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, laundries, and more. Industries and occupations included are toilers, manufacturing, construction, mining, and more. 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This series of tables shows the wage distribution and average weekly wages of a variety of industries and occupations in Missouri in 1921. ), athletic gear, boxing, baseball, & tennis supplies, Prices of articles bought by farmers, 1909-1924, Prices paid by farmers for household items, 1910-1960, Clothing prices paid by farmers, 1910-1960, Women's clothing catalog - B. Altman & Co., Summer 1920. 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