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What are the average hours worked by people with a minimum wage job, vs before the minimum wage? 3.4% unemployment - Seattle is a hub for tech and tech jobs. W

What are the average hours worked by people with a minimum wage job, vs before the minimum wage? 3.4% unemployment - Seattle is a hub for tech and tech jobs. What's the unemployment rate amongst minimum wage workers vs salaried workers, and how does that compare to before the wage hike? Lots of restaurants, eh? What percentage of minimum wage jobs are provided by these restaurants as opposed to say retail, non-union construction, or hospitality? This article brings up far more questions than it provides answers.

archgoon 10y ago
The University of Washington has been doing a more in depth study of the minimum wage increase. The result (as of July) is more complex and nuanced (and difficult to extract) than the article suggests. https://evans.uw.edu/sites/default/files/MinWageReport-July2016_Final.pdf https://evans.uw.edu/sites/default/files/MinWageReport-July2... I would think that proponents of minimum wage laws would present a model for why minimum wage laws have no effect on employment or hours worked; rather than declare victory and go home. It's unfortunate that the article's author doesn't seem to care.