In 2022, about 417,000 women working part-time were paid at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage. In comparison, around 132,000 men working part-time were also receiving earnings at or below the federal minimum wage.
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by full and part time status and gender (in thousands)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by full and part time status and gender (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298878/us-minimum-workers-in-by-gender-and-full-time-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by full and part time status and gender (in thousands)." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298878/us-minimum-workers-in-by-gender-and-full-time-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by full and part time status and gender (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298878/us-minimum-workers-in-by-gender-and-full-time-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below Minimum Wage in The United States in 2022, by Full and Part Time Status and Gender (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298878/us-minimum-workers-in-by-gender-and-full-time-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by full and part time status and gender (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298878/us-minimum-workers-in-by-gender-and-full-time-status/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by full and part time status and gender (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298878/us-minimum-workers-in-by-gender-and-full-time-status/