The following charts all show data on minimum wages
and workers who receive minimum wages throughout the United States. The
information was found at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0652.pdf
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This first chart is a bar chart that shows how many
states have a specific minimum wage. The federal minimum wage for the current
year is $7.25 an hour. This chart reflects data as of January 31st,
2011 and is measured in current dollars. The data adds up to more than 50 because
Washington D.C. is also included as well as states with two minimum wages,
which were put in their two categories respectively. Minnesota has a law where
large employers (with annual receipts of $625,000 or more) have a required
minimum wage of $6.15 per hour and small employers (with annual receipts of
less than $625,000) have a required minimum wage of $5.25 per hour. Nevada also
has two minimum wages because it has a law that states: with no health
insurance benefits provided by the employer the required minimum wage is $8.25 and
with health insurance provided by the employer and received by the employee the
required minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
This second chart is a pie chart that shows workers
who are paid hourly rates at or below the federal minimum wage. The percentages
are based on specific characteristics of the worker. The data is from 2010 and
was based on the current U.S. population survey at that time.
This final chart is a line chart and shows the
federal minimum wage rates per hour between the years of 1940 and 2011. This
chart reflects data as of January 31st, 2011 and is measured in current dollars.
