Workforce is not responsible for productivity increases... technology is. Also, minimum wage is a terrible measure to use here. Look at median wages, or even

Workforce is not responsible for productivity increases... technology is. Also, minimum wage is a terrible measure to use here. Look at median wages, or even look at the upper end of the bottom quintile. Less than 3% of the country's workforce earns at or below minimum wage. [http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2012.htm http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2012.htm]