BLS Data on Minimum Wage Workers

BLS data on minimum wage workers are summarized in an annual report; the most recent report is

Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2007 (also available in a PDF file)

The latest report includes a summary and tables showing workers with hourly earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage, 2007 annual averages:

  1. by selected characteristics
  2. by census region and division
  3. by State
  4. by major occupation group
  5. by major industry group
  6. by educational attainment
  7. by age and sex
  8. by marital status, age, and sex
  9. by usual hours worked per week
  10. by sex (1979-2007 annual averages)

Archived reports on minimum wage workers are also available for several years:
Characteristics of minimum wage workers: (2006) (2005) (2004) (2003) (2002)

Additional information and analysis may be found in selected articles in the following BLS publication:

Monthly Labor Review (MLR) Online 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on minimum wage workers come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly household survey (www.bls.gov/cps/).

Further information pertaining to minimum wage workers, including laws and regulations, is available from the main Department of Labor website: www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/minimumwage.htm 

 

Last Modified Date: March 25, 2008