Selected US National Government-Related Items
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- Change in Number of National Government Executive Branch Civilian Employees by Presidential Term, 1950 to 2002
- Average Monthly Benefits for Social Security Couple and AFDC/TANF Family 1936 to 2004, in Inflation-Adjusted (2004) Dollars
- Stamp Prices 1863 to 2003, in Current and Constant Cents
- Minimum Wage 1938 to 2003, in Current and Constant (2002) Dollars
- Mean and Median Family Income 1947 to 2001, in Current and Constant (2002) Dollars
- Inflation-adjusted Mean and Median Family Income 1948 to 2000, actual and extrapolated as if 1947-1972 trends had continued to 2000, in Constant (2000) Dollars (Census Bureau Data)
- Summary pdf file with all charts in this selected government-related items section

