This statistic shows the percent of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by race or ethnicity. In 2022, about 743,000 white people were paid at or below the federal minimum wage.
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2022, by race or ethnicity (in thousands)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2022, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2022, by race or ethnicity (in thousands)." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2022, by race or ethnicity (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below Minimum Wage in The United States 2022, by Race or Ethnicity (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2022, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2022, by race or ethnicity (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/