In 2021, around 3.2 percent of hourly wage workers in Louisiana made at or below the federal minimum wage. This was the highest share followed by the District of Columbia with 2.5 percent of hourly wage workers making minimum wage or below.
Share of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by state
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 30, 2022). Share of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by state." Chart. April 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Share of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The U.S. in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
