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Who Makes the Minimum Wage?
For most low-wage workers, the
federal minimum wage, which stands
at $7.25, isn’t enough to make ends
meet. Even in Hanson County, South
Dakota, America’s cheapest county, a
single full-time worker needs to earn
$10.20 per hour – nearly $3 more
than the federal minimum wage – to
afford basic needs.
That’s why many of these workers have
been the subject of battles in the streets
of New York City, Detroit, Chicago,
Los Angeles, the halls of Congress
and more. But many Americans don’t
actually know who they are.
Here’s a look at who
actually earns the minimum
wage. —Jillian Berman