Covers the states of NH, VT, MA, CT, KY, SC, AL, MO, KS, IA and OH. Wages are shown in Greek drachmas. This figurehadgrownby16% since the1911 Census. A wheat farm labourer, a silent movie actor, a telephone operator -- many jobs in the 1920s are nothing like today's. 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This source lists actual salaries paid to administrators in various lines of business. Tells cost of public transportation and railway fares as well. By law, judges earned 1,500 per year. Exploring the 1921 Census reveals allfor the first time. While the number of men working in the 20-44 age range decreased when compared to the 1911 Census. More passenger air fares from other sources: Household items: Wages are listed in Mexican currency with exchange rate for calculating amounts in U.S. dollars. This table covers pages 357-360 in this source. View full-size in the Francis Frith Collection. Wages are shown in both Hungarian gold crowns and contemporary U.S. dollars. Wages are expressed in both foreign currency and dollars. Refrigerators, washing machines, vacuums and telephones also sold in large numbers. Includes drug items, toilet items, and miscellaneous items. Wages are shown in contemporary US dollars. Industrial home work was most common in clothing manufacturing and tobacco industries (rolling cigars, etc.) Source: BLS. Although the world was alsorecovering froma pandemicat the time, unlike today, remote working wasnt an option back in the 1920s. National average salary: $351,827 per year. Shows the average daily wages of workers in various industries in Riga as well as other parts of Latvia. 8836. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"When it comes to working ages, interestingly men tended to work until they were much older in South Wales. Most of them were found in the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and Westmorland whilethereweremuch fewer retirements in Glamorgan, Monmouth and Warwick. Pianos, violins, guitars & banjos, accordions, other musical instruments. In the beginning of the 1920s, many people worked as farmers and in the service industry. Prices on pp. Shows the average weekly hours and hourly wages for workers in the boot and shoe industry. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review, July 1930. Report published in 1923 tells wages by race and by industry. Source: U.S. BLS Bulletin #682, chapter 9: "Monthly earnings of professional engineers," pp. Min. "The sum of $4,000 will buy only a very modest home and even then it will have to be in one of the smaller citiesor in a remote suburb of a large city." 13. Source: This source is entirely about compensation of state and local government employees in New York. Each table is for a different New Zealand city. Thanks to thesuffragettes, women had successfully won the vote in 1918. Worker unrest and strikes were the order of the day and the economy declined. They were major employers (7.1 per cent of all . Usually, where our ancestors lived dictated the type ofworkthey were likely to be doing. 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If you were a seamstress back then, you were likely spending most of your time putting together flashy flapper dresses for female partygoers. ","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"heading2","text":"Regional employment in the 1920s","spans":[]}]}},{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyText","type":"text","label":null,"primary":{"__typename":"PrismicBlog_articleBodyTextPrimary","text":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Although the world was alsorecovering froma pandemicat the time, unlike today, remote working wasnt an option back in the 1920s. Iowa farm houses averaged around 8 rooms with a value of $3,043. See "Blood donation" in. Manual workers tended to live closer to their jobs, while professionals could afford to live further away. 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Source: U.S. Congressional Serial Set vol. Shows mining wages in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Shows the changes in wages of united Illinois coal miners following a labor agreement. by RACE COST OF LIVING Figures expressed in both foreign currency and in dollars. Worker unrest and strikes were the order of the day and the economy declined. 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. Pathologists are . Discusses doctor and hospital fees as well as related expenses such as home nursing care. 14. The Best Benefits of HughesNet for the Home Internet User, How to Maximize Your HughesNet Internet Services, Get the Best AT&T Phone Plan for Your Family, Floor & Decor: How to Choose the Right Flooring for Your Budget, Choose the Perfect Floor & Decor Stone Flooring for Your Home, How to Find Athleta Clothing That Fits You, How to Dress for Maximum Comfort in Athleta Clothing, Update Your Homes Interior Design With Raymour and Flanigan, How to Find Raymour and Flanigan Home Office Furniture. Musical instruments: School and office supplies: The billionaire talked about his early days in Dallas when he was strapped for cash. Shows the wages of Japanese mining workers by gender and age. It was an inauspicious year in which to launch a statewide teachers' union. To view an issue of interest, select it from the list and click View. Mentions the wages paid to both skilled and unskilled workers in francs. Average earnings by industry, 1920-1921 Shows breakouts for automobile manufacture, cigar making, boots/shoe making, men's clothing, iron/steel and more. House paints, paint brushes, doors & windows, wrench sets, home improvement tools, steel safes, fencing, garden tools, wrenches & other assorted tools, water pumps, plows, milk cans, gasoline-powered generators. Retail prices for brick, cement, lumber of various kinds, window glass, shingles, nails and more. Wages are shown in Italian lire. As towns and cities grew in 1900, so did the variety of jobs. Other circumstances also came into play. Source: the Historian of the U.S. In the 1910s, Ford created an assembly-line production model that became the industry standard. Source: The tables show pay for employees engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, trucks, car bodies and parts. Taken from the 1921 U.S. Department of Agriculture Yearbook, starting on page 804. 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