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Low-end wage growth strong at the bottom regardless of minimum wage changes: Real wage growth at the 10th percentile, by presence or size of minimum wage changes, 2019–2022
No minimum wage change | <=10% minimum wage change | >10% minimum wage change | |
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10th percentile | 6.2% | 7.0% | 8.5% |
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