Download or read book Two Centuries of Compensation for U.S. Production Workers in Manufacturing written by L. Officer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-05-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Production workers continue to be an important group in the economy. Two Centuries of Compensation for U.S. Production Workers in Manufacturing is the first long-run annual series of average hourly compensation for U.S. production workers in manufacturing. Officer reviews both data sources and existing literature on related historical series as well as using current official statistics. The new series provides original insights into the standard of living of these workers.