"Effective" one-year minimum-wage increases for all states, by percent change, 1980–2011
| One-year increases | |
|---|---|
| 0-5% | 85 |
| 5-10% | 153 |
| 10-15% | 219 |
| 15-20% | 14 |
| 20-25% | 5 |
| 25-30% | 4 |
| 30-35% | 5 |
| 35%+ | 0 |
Note: The “effective” minimum wage is defined here as the highest of either the federal or state minimum wage in a given state. Periods with zero percent changes are excluded from Figure A.
Source: Author’s calculations from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research’s (2012) state-level data of economic, political, and transfer-program information for 1980–2011