Overview of BLS Data on Minimum Wage Workers

Characteristics of minimum wage workers, 2023 : BLS Reports

In 2023, 80.5 million workers age 16 and older in the United States were paid at hourly rates, representing 55.7 percent of all wage and salary workers.

Characteristics of minimum wage workers, 2022 : BLS Reports

In 2022, 78.7 million workers age 16 and older in the United States were paid at hourly rates, representing 55.6 percent of all wage and salary workers.

Overview of BLS Data on Minimum Wage Workers

BLS data on minimum wage workers are summarized in an annual report, Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers, which has tables showing data for ...

Characteristics of minimum wage workers, 2021 : BLS Reports

Together, these 1.1 million workers with wages at or below the federal minimum made up 1.4 percent of all hourly paid workers. Data on minimum wage workers for ...

Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below ...

NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $7.25 per hour in 2023. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are ...

Overview of BLS Wage Data by Area and Occupation

BLS wage data are available by occupation for the nation, regions, states, and many metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.

Overview of BLS Statistics on Pay and Benefits

We publish an annual report and data files on workers with hourly earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage. What BLS Does Not Have. BLS does not ...

Minimum Wage | U.S. Department of Labor

The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour. Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject ...

Characteristics of minimum wage workers, 2019 : BLS Reports

In 2019, 82.3 million workers age 16 and older in the United States were paid at hourly rates, representing 58.1 percent of all wage and salary workers.

New BLS Report: How Did Minimum Wage Workers Fare Last Year?

2022 continued an annual downward trend of hourly paid workers in the US earning the federal minimum wage. · Minimum wage workers tend to be ...

Earnings (CPS) : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data pertain only to workers who are paid hourly rates; salaried and other workers not paid by the hour are excluded. Hourly-paid workers make ...

Minimum Wage, BLS - Economic Data Series | FRED | St. Louis Fed

546 Series · Employed: Percent of hourly paid workers: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over · Wage ...

The BLS Minimum-Wage "Report" Means . . . What, Exactly?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a report entitled "Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers, 2013" which claims that ...

A Look at Jobs Paying Less Than $15.00 Per Hour

This pattern continued as employment generally increased with hourly wages. Though the federal minimum wage is $7.25, only 0.3 million jobs paid less than $8 ...

Minimum wage in America: How many people are earning $7.25 an ...

In 2022, 1.02 million hourly workers —1.3% of all hourly workers — earned at or below the federal minimum wage. That's the lowest number since data ...

A Review of Evidence from the New Minimum Wage Research

The help-wanted data are a valuable addition to the study because the BLS employment data do not provide the breakdown into the specific jobs for which the.

What is the Minimum Wage?

The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that 44.7% of all employees earning the federal minimum wage are between the ages of 16 to 24.

THE MINIMUM WAGE: AN UPDATED REPORT | The White House

A summary of the characteristics of these workers is available from unpublished tabulations provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) based on data from ...

Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts | Economic Policy Institute

Middle-class wages are stagnant—Middle-wage workers' hourly wage is up 6% since 1979, low-wage workers' wages are down 5%, while those with very high wages saw ...

Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Private ...

Employed: Percent of hourly paid workers: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Private wage and salary workers: Transportation and ...