This statistic shows the number of workers paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment. In 2022, around 119,000 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 United States in 2022, by educational attainment (in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, 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 United States in 2022, by educational attainment (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. 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 United States in 2022, by Educational Attainment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, 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 United States in 2022, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/