Figure B

Minimum wage as a percentage of average wage, 1964–2012

Note: The average wage is the average hourly wage of production and non-supervisory workers.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata and U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (2012)

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