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r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 10h ago
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82,000 workers in the US (age 16 and over) earn $7.25/hr.
• u/Legitimate-Nobody499 10h ago I got a bit higher number. According to the most recent BLS data (2024): 843,000 workers were paid hourly wages at or below the federal minimum, representing about 1 percent of all hourly wage earners — down sharply from 13% back in 1979. • u/UncreativeUsername84 9h ago Those count the ones who earn more than the federal minimum wage after tips are counted.
I got a bit higher number.
According to the most recent BLS data (2024): 843,000 workers were paid hourly wages at or below the federal minimum, representing about 1 percent of all hourly wage earners — down sharply from 13% back in 1979.
• u/UncreativeUsername84 9h ago Those count the ones who earn more than the federal minimum wage after tips are counted.
Those count the ones who earn more than the federal minimum wage after tips are counted.
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u/UncreativeUsername84 10h ago
82,000 workers in the US (age 16 and over) earn $7.25/hr.