Current Population Survey Union Membership and Earnings Data
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau; ICPSR
Publication Date:
2006-01-12
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Dataset Description:
This dataset, hosted at ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), provides historical Current Population Survey (CPS) data on union membership, earnings, and labour market characteristics in the United States. Used in Alder, Lagakos & Ohanian (2023, Journal of Political Economy) to examine how labour market conflict contributed to the economic decline of the Rust Belt manufacturing regions in the postwar United States.
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