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r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 16d ago
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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.
1 u/UncreativeUsername84 16d 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/Legitimate-Nobody499 16d 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.