This statistic shows the percentage of workers paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2021, according to their occupational group. In 2021, around ten percent of total hourly paid workers in food preparation and service related occupations were paid at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage.
Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by occupation
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Statistics on Minimum Wage in the United States
Minimum wage rates
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 30, 2022). Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by occupation." Chart. April 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The U.S. in 2021, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/