In 2022, around 59.2 percent of workers who were paid hourly rates at or below the minimum wage were working in food preparation and serving related occupations. In comparison, only 0.4 percent of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were earning pay at or below the federal minimum wage.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percent Distribution of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The United States in 2022, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/