I ran the numbers from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis

http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/TableView.asp#Mid

US growth rates, annualized

1930-39 0.9%
1940-49 5.6%
1950-59 4.1%
1960-69 4.4%
1970-79 3.2%
1980-89 3.0%
1990-99 3.1%
2000-04 2.6%

Looking at different time periods though, we see a little different picture

1935-44 9.9%
1945-54 1.3%
1955-64 3.8%
1965-74 3.7%
1975-84 3.0%
1985-94 3.0%
1995-04 3.2%

   

I can't look at the individual years because they say their website's down.



Nothing's quite as much of a boost to the economy as a war.

Surprising in a way, given the number of adult males that are lost.



It's hard to tell, but the 00's decade performance seems a little down.

I suspect that much of that is attributable to September 2001.

   

Souviens

You can find it here.

http://www.bea.gov/bea/A-Z/A-ZIndex_h.htm

The deceleration is because of lower population growth mainly. I'll post the per capita numbers another time.

   

Total US nominal wages paid

http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/IndexW.htm#W - Wages and salary disbursements, Table 2.1

in billions

1929 $50.5
1940 $49.9
1950 $147.2
1960 $272.9
1970 $551.6
1980 $1,377.7
1990 $2.754.0
2000 $4,892.4
2004 $5,389.4

Annual growth in total nominal wages by decade

1930s -0.9%
1940s 11.4%
1950s 6.8%
1960s 7.2%
1970s 9.3%
1980s 7.5%
1990s 5.6%
2000s 3.8%
Total 6.3%

Annual growth in total national income by decade. This includes rent, dividends, interest payments, and other returns to capital.

1930s -1.5%
1940s 11.0%
1950s 6.6%
1960s 7.1%
1970s 10.2%
1980s 8.3%
1990s 5.5%
2000s 4.5%
Total 6.4%


Real wage growth

(You'll have to adjust for inflation yourself. http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/IndexW.htm#W - Price indexes, Table 1.1.4)

1930s 1.2%
1940s 5.7%
1950s 4.3%
1960s 4.7%
1970s 2.5%
1980s 2.7%
1990s 3.3%
2000s 1.6%
Total 3.3%

Real total income growth

1930s 0.5%
1940s 5.3%
1950s 4.1%
1960s 4.6%
1970s 3.4%
1980s 3.4%
1990s 3.2%
2000s 2.2%
Total 3.4%


Real per capita wage growth.

(You'll have to adjust the per capita figures yourself http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/IndexW.htm#W - Population Growth, Table 7.1)

1930s 0.4%
1940s 4.3%
1950s 2.5%
1960s 3.3%
1970s 1.4%
1980s 1.7%
1990s 2.0%
2000s 0.6%
Total 2.1%

Real per capita total income growth.

1930s -0.2%
1940s 4.0%
1950s 2.3%
1960s 3.2%
1970s 2.3%
1980s 2.5%
1990s 1.9%
2000s 1.2%
Total 2.2%


Looked at another way, real per capita annualized wage growth

1935-1944 9.3%
1945-1954 -0.5%
1955-1964 1.9%
1965-1974 2.7%
1975-1984 1.1%
1985-1994 1.6%
1995-2004 2.1%

or

1945-1974 1.4%
1975-2004 1.6%

or

1980-2004 1.7%

Real per capita annualized income growth

1935-1944 8.1%
1945-1954 0.0%
1955-1964 2.1%
1965-1974 3.1%
1975-1984 2.3%
1985-1994 1.8%
1995-2004 2.1%

1945-1974 1.7%
1975-2004 2.1%

or

1980-2004 2.1%