To estimate this ratio, we used current minimum wages and the median wages in 2019 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics program. For example, New York's median ...

The federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour as of 2025 unless the worker falls into a category that's specifically exempted from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Economists had been expecting an overall healthy reading, with 169,000 net new jobs created in the month and the unemployment ...

The negotiations at the state Capitol were ongoing Wednesday, nine days before a Michigan Supreme Court-ordered minimum wage ...

As of 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported just 1.1% of U.S. workers earn the federal minimum wage. The other 99% earn more, due to market forces and state minimum wages. “The federal ...