Women and Black child care workers would be particularly likely to see a raise under the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (RTWA): Numbers and shares of child care workers affected by the RTWA, by gender and race/ethnicity, projected for 2025
| Group | Total child care workers (thousands) | Number affected (thousands) | Share affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1,288 | 561 | 43.5% |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1,221 | 535 | 43.8% |
| Male | 67 | 26 | 38.3% |
| Race | |||
| White | 707 | 327 | 46.2% |
| Black | 217 | 106 | 48.5% |
| Hispanic | 265 | 97 | 36.4% |
| AAPI | 55 | 13 | 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).