Observation of the Trend of Wages and Employment by Payroll Audit Data

In March, 1922, a plan for collecting accurate wage and employment statistics was put into operation by the National Council on Workmen's Compensation Insurance. Data have been accumulating since that time and the first bulletin giving comparative figures for the State of New York has recently been issued. It is the purpose of this paper to bring before the members of the Casualty Actuarial Society the methods and results of this plan.