Minimum Wage Increase: The Positives and the Pitfalls
Paycor
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
The Times, They Are A’Changin’ (But the Money’s Not). Adjusted for inflation, the federal minimum wage peaked in 1968 at $12.22 (in 2018 dollars). Yet, the current federal minimum wage has remained stagnant at $7.25 per hour for more than a decade even though the cumulative rate of inflation has risen more than 17%. Eighteen states and localities raised their minimum wages in 2018. The increase also includes Whole Foods employees.






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