Nearly half of Black child care workers would see their wages increased by the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (RTWA): Shares of child care workers affected by the RTWA, by gender and race/ethnicity, projected for 2025
| Group | Share affected |
|---|---|
| Overall | 43.5% |
| Female | 43.8% |
| Male | 38.3% |
| White | 46.2% |
| Black | 48.5% |
| Hispanic | 36.4% |
| AAPI | 24.0% |
Notes: AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander. “Child care workers” refers to workers in the “Child care” or “Pre-K and kindergarten teachers” occupation classifications (from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Community Survey), excluding those who work in the “Elementary and secondary schools” industry.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model; see Technical Methodology by Cooper, Mokhiber, and Zipperer (2019).