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About what share of hourly-paid U.S. workers earned at or below the federal minimum wage in 2019?

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$7.25/hour

What has the U.S. federal minimum wage been since July 2009?

The federal minimum wage has stayed at $7.25 an hour since July 2009, the longest stretch without an increase in its history.

Source: Wikipedia (Minimum wage in the United States) (2009) en.wikipedia.org

about 95%

When you adjust for hours, occupation, education and experience, how close is the U.S. gender pay gap?

Once you control for factors like hours worked, occupation and experience, the adjusted gender pay gap narrows to about 95%.

Source: Wikipedia (Gender pay gap in the United States) (2022) en.wikipedia.org

about 11 jobs

Between 1978 and 2008, how many jobs did the average American aged 18-44 hold?

A long-running government study found Americans aged 18-44 held an average of 11 different jobs between 1978 and 2008.

Source: Wikipedia (Salary), citing U.S. government data (2009) en.wikipedia.org

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