According to Lawrence Mishel, et al., The State of Working America, 1996-97, page 206, 11.7% of the labor force in 1993 earned between the minimum wage ($4.25) and the 1997 minimum wage ($5.15). Another 8.5% of the labor force earned between $5.15 and $6.14. Gerald Friedman Associate Professor of Economics University of Massachusetts at Amherst Amherst, MA. 01003 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel.: (413) 545-6357 On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Ellen Dannin wrote: > Greetings Pen-lers. Does anyone know what percentage of workers are paid at > minimum wage and has this percentage been increasing / decreasing/ remaining > stable? > > Ellen > Ellen J. Dannin > Professor of Law > California Western School of Law > 225 Cedar Street > San Diego, CA 92101 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (619) 525-1449 > fax: (619) 696-9999 >
