This statistic shows the percent of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender. In 2022, only 1.8 percent of the female wage and salary workers were paid hourly rates at or below the federal minimum wage, compared to 21.6 percent in 1980.
Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Workers Paid Hourly Rates at or below Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage in The United States from 1980 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/