SWA2014-Wages | Table 4.40 | Characteristics of workers affected by proposed minimum-wage increase to $9.80 in 2014
| Directly | Indirectly* | Total | Total workforce | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (millions) | 19.5 | 8.9 | 28.4 | 127.4 |
| Share of workforce | 15.3% | 7.0% | 22.3% | 100.0% |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 56.1% | 51.1% | 54.5% | 48.3% |
| Male | 43.9 | 48.9 | 45.5 | 51.7 |
| Work hours | ||||
| Part time (<20 hrs/week) | 17.1% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 5.9% |
| Mid time (20–34 hrs/week) | 33.9 | 24.4 | 30.9 | 14.5 |
| Full time (35+ hrs/week) | 49.1 | 65.2 | 54.1 | 79.6 |
| Family status | ||||
| Married parent | 15.9% | 21.5% | 17.6% | 27.2% |
| Single parent | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 7.5 |
| Age | ||||
| Age 20+ | 84.7% | 95.0% | 87.9% | 96.6% |
| Under 20 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 3.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 56.2% | 55.9% | 56.1% | 67.4% |
| African American | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 10.9 |
| Hispanic | 23.9 | 23.0 | 23.6 | 15.0 |
| Asian | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Industry | ||||
| Retail trade | 24.5% | 17.3% | 22.2% | 11.7% |
| Leisure and hospitality | 23.4 | 14.3 | 20.6 | 9.4 |
| Other | 52.1 | 68.3 | 57.2 | 78.8 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Sales | 21.0% | 12.5% | 18.3% | 10.5% |
| Service | 37.7 | 31.3 | 35.7 | 18.0 |
| Other | 41.3 | 56.2 | 46.0 | 71.5 |
* Indirectly affected workers currently have a wage rate between $9.80 (the proposed minimum wage) and $12.35 (the proposed minimum wage plus the $2.55 increase from the current minimum wage of $7.25). They would receive a raise as employer pay scales adjust upward to reflect the new minimum wage.
Source: Cooper (2012) analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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