U.S. workers paid minimum wage 1979-2022, by gender
In 2022, there were about 42,000 male workers and 100,000 female workers in the United States receiving hourly rates at the federal minimum wage. For men, this is a decrease from the previous year.
Number of workers paid hourly rates at the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in thousands)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates at the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188529/workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates at the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in thousands)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188529/workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates at the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188529/workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates at The Federal Minimum Wage in The United States from 1979 to 2022, by Gender (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188529/workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates at the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188529/workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of workers paid hourly rates at the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188529/workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/