Bulletin of the Department of Labor, Vol. 18

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from Bulletin of the Department of Labor, Vol. 18: September, 1898Table II contains the result of the investigation into the wages paid in foreign countries, showing the actual average daily wages paid in cer tain occupations from 1870 to 1896, inclusive, in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Paris, and Liege, as deduced from the quotations of individ ual rates from these cities. These wages are, of course, given in gold, and occupations may safely be compared with the same occupations as shown for the United States in Table I. As the reports of wages in Liege for boiler makers, boiler makers' helpers, carpenters hod car riers, machinist-s, masons (stone), plumbers, and stonecutters do not cover the entire period, such reports could not be used in computing the general average of wages for the city shown for each year in the table on page 668. For the same reason the report of wages for black smiths in London could not be used in computing the general average for Great Britain.It is not claimed that the absolute increase or decrease in wage rates for all industries can be assumed as the result of these inquiries. State ments must be taken as relating to the particular trades specified. Nevertheless, the conditions in these trades or callings are quite indic ative of the general course of wages in others.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.