Shares by racial/ethnic group of workers experiencing minimum wage violations
White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
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Workers experiencing minimum wage violations | 47.1% | 14.6% | 29.2% | 9.1% |
Total minimum-wage-eligible workforce | 55.7% | 12.2% | 23.4% | 8.6% |
Note: Sample includes workers age 16 to 85 in the ten most populous states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015