This statistic shows the percent of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2019, by race or ethnicity. In 2019, about 1.16 million 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 2019, byrace or ethnicity
(in thousands)
* Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
Data exclude all self-employed persons whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
Values are annual averages.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 19, 2020). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2019, byrace or ethnicity (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 04, 2020, 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 2019, byrace or ethnicity (in thousands)." Chart. April 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 04, 2020. 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. (2020). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States 2019, byrace or ethnicity (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2020. 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 2019, Byrace or Ethnicity (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2020, 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 2019, byrace 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 August 04, 2020)
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