The chart shows wage earnings of manufacturing
workers from 1940 to 1960.
The chart shows a...
The chart shows wage earnings of manufacturing
workers from 1940 to 1960.
The chart shows a dramatic rise in wages during this
time period. Which of the following factors contributed to
the increase in wages?
Weekly Earnings of Manufacturing Workers,
1940-1960 (1967 = 100)
Year
Index of Real
Index of Weekly Earnings
Weekly Earnings (adjusted for inflation)
21.9
53.1
O Corporations shared their profits with union workers.
Industries continued to manufacture war materials
due to the Korean War.
O Women left the workforce to run households.
O Americans fulfilled pent-up desires to buy
manufactured goods after World War II.
1940
1945
38.6
72.8
1950
51.6
72.8
1955
66.4
84.3
1960
78.1
89.5
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