HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 44. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by selected characteristics (Numbers in thousands) 2009 Workers paid hourly rates Characteristic Total at or below Below At prevailing Federal minimum prevailing prevailing wage Total Federal Federal minimum minimum wage wage Percent of Number hourly-paid workers AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over........................ 72,611 2,592 980 3,572 4.9 16 to 24 years................................ 14,389 1,229 508 1,737 12.1 25 years and over............................. 58,222 1,363 472 1,835 3.2 Men, 16 years and over........................ 35,185 990 368 1,358 3.9 16 to 24 years.............................. 7,045 460 214 674 9.6 25 years and over........................... 28,140 530 154 684 2.4 Women, 16 years and over...................... 37,426 1,603 612 2,215 5.9 16 to 24 years.............................. 7,344 769 295 1,064 14.5 25 years and over........................... 30,082 833 318 1,151 3.8 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White, 16 years and over...................... 58,633 2,094 763 2,857 4.9 Men......................................... 28,873 774 300 1,074 3.7 Women....................................... 29,760 1,320 463 1,783 6.0 Black or African American, 16 years and over.. 9,269 327 168 495 5.3 Men......................................... 4,038 142 50 192 4.8 Women....................................... 5,231 185 117 303 5.8 Asian, 16 years and over...................... 2,718 96 21 117 4.3 Men......................................... 1,258 41 6 47 3.8 Women....................................... 1,460 55 15 70 4.8 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over......................................... 12,740 439 183 622 4.9 Men......................................... 7,291 210 80 291 4.0 Women....................................... 5,449 229 102 331 6.1 FULL- AND PART-TIME STATUS AND SEX (1) Full-time workers............................. 52,454 952 320 1,273 2.4 Men......................................... 28,388 442 137 579 2.0 Women....................................... 24,066 511 183 694 2.9 Part-time workers............................. 20,027 1,625 656 2,281 11.4 Men......................................... 6,721 540 229 768 11.4 Women....................................... 13,307 1,085 428 1,513 11.4 1 The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders. NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $6.55 per hour from January 2009 to July 23, 2009. Beginning July 24, 2009, the prevailing Federal minimum wage increased to $7.25 per hour. Data are for wage and salary workers. All self-employed persons are excluded regardless of whether their business are incorporated. The data refer to a person's earnings on the sole or principal job, and pertain only to workers who are paid hourly rates. Salaried workers and other nonhourly workers are not included. The presence of workers with hourly earnings below the minimum wage does not necessarily indicate violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as there are exceptions to the minimum wage provisions of the law. In addition, some survey respondents reported hourly earnings below the minimum wage even though they earned the minimum wage or higher. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.