This statistic shows the number of workers paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2019, by educational attainment. In 2019, around 291,000 people without a high school diploma earned the minimum wage or below.
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2019, by educational attainment (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 19, 2020). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2019, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2019, by educational attainment (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2019, by educational attainment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The U.S. in 2019, by Educational Attainment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2019, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/ (last visited January 18, 2021)