In 2023, around 65.9 percent of workers who were paid hourly rates at or below the minimum wage were working in food preparation and serving related occupations. In comparison, only 0.3 percent of farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were earning pay at or below the federal minimum wage.
Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 14, 2024). Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
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Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299353/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
