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4.9% of US pop. working at or below minimum wage is hardly insignificant. http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2009.htm http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2009.htm
by ryanklee 15y ago
4.9% of US pop. working at or below minimum wage is hardly insignificant.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2009.htm http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2009.htm
- OstiaAntica 15y agoThey are all teenagers or part-timers.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoYou are misreading. It's 0.8% of the US population and 4.9% of hourly (i.e., nonsalaried) workers.
- ryanklee 15y agoAh, yes, thanks. Still, I doubt 3.6 mil workers is an economically ineffectual number.