In 2024, around 43.1 percent of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates at or below the federal minimum wage in the United States were aged between 16 and 24 years. The second-largest age group was those aged 25 to 34, accounting for 22.4 percent.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 30, 2025). Percentage distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below minimum wage in the United States in 2024, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage Distribution of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below Minimum Wage in The United States in 2024, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jun 2025, /statistics/298866/percentage-of-low-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
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