Educational attainment of workers affected by increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2024
Share of affected workers who are in each educational attainment group
Less than high school | High school | Some college, no degree | Associate degree | Bachelor’s degree or higher | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
17.7% | 35.8% | 23.9% | 9.9% | 12.7% |
Share of each educational attainment worker group that would benefit
Share of category | |
---|---|
Less than high school | 56.2% |
High school | 39.5% |
Some college, no degree | 37.7% |
Associate degree | 27.6% |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 10.4% |
Source: EPI analysis of the Raise the Wage Act 0f 2017 using Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata