Unhappy Anniversary: Federal Minimum Wage Remains Unchanged for Eighth Straight Year, Falls to 56-Year Low Relative to the Average Wage
By Isaac Shapiro
Jared Bernstein
September 1, 2005
September 1, 2005 | EPI/CBPP Issue Brief (EPI Issue Brief #215)
Unhappy Anniversary
Federal Minimum Wage Remains Unchanged for
Eighth Straight Year, Falls to 56-Year Low Relative to the Average
Wage
By Jared Bernstein (EPI) and Isaac Shapiro (CBPP)
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