In 2023, about 24,000 workers in the manufacturing sector were paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage. The most workers at this earning level were in the leisure and hospitality industry at 603,000 workers earning minimum wage or less.
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry
(in thousands)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 14, 2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299372/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry (in thousands)." Chart. August 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299372/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299372/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The United States in 2023, by Industry (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299372/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299372/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry (in thousands) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299372/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
