The statistic above provides information on the value of robberies compared to wage theft in the United States. In 2012, 280 million U.S. dollars were stolen by employers from their employees by working them off the clock, by failing to pay the minimum wage, or by cheating them of overtime pay. While the value of combined street, bank, gas station and convenience store robberies was about 139 million U.S. dollars in 2012.
Value of robberies* compared to wage theft in the United States in 2012
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Economic Policy Institute. (April 2, 2014). Value of robberies* compared to wage theft in the United States in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318134/roberries-and-wage-theft-comparison-in-the-us/
Economic Policy Institute. "Value of robberies* compared to wage theft in the United States in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 2, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318134/roberries-and-wage-theft-comparison-in-the-us/
Economic Policy Institute. (2014). Value of robberies* compared to wage theft in the United States in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318134/roberries-and-wage-theft-comparison-in-the-us/
Economic Policy Institute. "Value of Robberies* Compared to Wage Theft in The United States in 2012 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318134/roberries-and-wage-theft-comparison-in-the-us/
Economic Policy Institute, Value of robberies* compared to wage theft in the United States in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318134/roberries-and-wage-theft-comparison-in-the-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Value of robberies* compared to wage theft in the United States in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Economic Policy Institute, April 2, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318134/roberries-and-wage-theft-comparison-in-the-us/
