In 2022, around 2.8 percent of hourly wage workers in Louisiana earned wages at or below the federal minimum wage. This was the highest share of any U.S. state, followed by the District of Columbia with 2.7 percent of hourly wage workers making minimum wage or less.
Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by state
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Share of hourly state workers
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by state." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The United States in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/635009/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-state/