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Ali Aldweelah

Minimum wage across states and nations

This screenshot taken from Department of labor site” http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm”

It shows that which of states apply the law of minimum wage and which do not. Also, it shows the states which is higher than and lower than the rate of federal law.

This was on September, 1, 2014

Minimum wage in the states:

A state that apply the minimum wage as a federal law:

Texas:

A state that do not apply the minimum wage law:

Louisiana:

A state with a minimum wage rate higher than the law:

California:

A state with a minimum wage rate lower than the law:

Georgia:

Why the minimum wages is different in each state?

Different states have all kinds of different laws. All wages must meet the federal minimum wage, but some states have their own minimum wage that is higher.

Part of it is politics: eg, in a liberal state like California, people will be more likely to support higher minimum wages than in a conservative state.

Another aspect is the cost of living. For example, it is inexpensive to live in Texas, so the minimum wage might not need to be as high.

You can check this out: http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/stateMinWageHis.htm

I’ll calculate the percentage of change in this 4 states in last 10 years

For example, In 2004 Texas minimum wage rate was $5.15 and now it is $7.25

The change is about $2.10 which is 40.77% and we can conclude that is caused from the rising in prices and living.

Work Cited

"Minimum Wage Laws in the States - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - U.S. Department of Labor." Departmant of Labor, 01 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.