"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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On 8/30/2013 10:08, Ed Huntress wrote:
SNIP

That's easy to determine, Joe. The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces
vast amounts of data, which I've used in my research for close to 40
years.



Is there an easy way to access this data?


http://www.bls.gov/data/

Historical tables are near the bottom of the page; click the "extraction
wizard" that's associated with your topic of interest.