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U.S. percent distribution of minimum wage workers 2023, by industry
In 2023, around **** percent of total workers who were paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage were associated with the leisure and hospitality industry. Only *** percent of workers in the education and health services experienced the same low wages.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 30, 2024). Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/299379/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percent Distribution of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The United States in 2023, by Industry." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2024, /statistics/299379/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
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Percent distribution of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by industry [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/299379/percent-distribution-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-industry/
