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Title:               Total Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over
Series ID:           T16OC3
Source:              U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release:             Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Annual
Units:               Thousands of Persons
Date Range:          1979-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated:        2024-05-28 5:31 PM CDT
Notes:               Wage and salary workers are workers age 16 and older who receive
                     wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payments in kind, or piece rates
                     on their sole or principal job. This group includes employees in both
                     the private and public sectors.
                     Workers paid by the hour are employed wage and salary workers who
                     report that they are paid at an hourly rate on their job. Estimates of
                     workers paid by the hour include both full-time and part-time workers
                     unless otherwise specified. All self-employed workers are excluded
                     whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
                     
                     The estimates of workers paid at or below the federal minimum wage are
                     based solely on the hourly wage they report (which does not include
                     overtime pay, tips, or commissions). Salaried workers and other
                     nonhourly paid workers are also excluded. It should be noted that some
                     respondents might round hourly earnings when answering survey
                     questions. As a result, some workers might be reported as having
                     hourly earnings above or below the federal minimum wage when, in fact,
                     they earn the minimum wage.
                     For more information see https://www.bls.gov/cps/earnings.htm#minwage

DATE       VALUE
1979-01-01  3997
1980-01-01  4686
1981-01-01  4311
1982-01-01  4148
1983-01-01  4261
1984-01-01  4125
1985-01-01  3899
1986-01-01  3461
1987-01-01  3229
1988-01-01  2608
1989-01-01  1790
1990-01-01  1096
1991-01-01  2906
1992-01-01  2982
1993-01-01  2625
1994-01-01  2132
1995-01-01  1956
1996-01-01  1861
1997-01-01  1764
1998-01-01  1593
1999-01-01  1146
2000-01-01   898
2001-01-01   656
2002-01-01   567
2003-01-01   545
2004-01-01   520
2005-01-01   479
2006-01-01   409
2007-01-01   267
2008-01-01   286
2009-01-01   980
2010-01-01  1820
2011-01-01  1677
2012-01-01  1566
2013-01-01  1532
2014-01-01  1255
2015-01-01   870
2016-01-01   701
2017-01-01   542
2018-01-01   434
2019-01-01   392
2020-01-01   247
2021-01-01   181
2022-01-01   141
2023-01-01    81