This statistic shows the number of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2018, by age. In 2018, about 805,000 wage and salary workers, aged between 16 to 24 years, were paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage.
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2018, by age
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2019). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2018, by age (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298852/minimum-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2018, by age (in thousands)." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298852/minimum-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2018, by age (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298852/minimum-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below Minimum Wage in The United States 2018, by Age (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298852/minimum-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2018, by age (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298852/minimum-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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