This statistic shows the percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by their age group. In 2022, around 44.7 percent of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates at or below the federal minimum wage were aged between 16 to 24 years.
Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by age
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Accounting for diversity
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by age." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage Distribution of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below Minimum Wage in The United States in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by age [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/