Percentage of Workers Earning at or Below the Minimum Wage ($5.15/hour)* in Florida, the U.S., the South, and the South Atlantic Division, 2005-2006
2005
2006
Percentage Point Difference
United States
2.49%
2.21%
0.28
South
3.11%
2.71%
0.4
South Atlantic
2.86%
2.36%
0.5
Florida
2.66%
2.06%
0.6
*These data include only employed wage and salary workers who were paid at an hourly rate.It does not include any self-employed persons, whether or not their business was incorporated.
Source:Author's computations from published tabulations of Current Population Survey Data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005tbls.htm#3
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