BLS Data: Percentage of Hourly Food Service Workers Paid at or Below Federal Minimum Wage (2000-2025)
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Summary
This is a Bureau of Labor Statistics economic data series tracking the percentage of hourly paid workers aged 16+ in the Food Services and Drinking Places industries who are paid at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage. The data is annual, not seasonally adjusted, and sourced from the Current Population Survey covering 2000 to 2025. It measures usual hourly earnings for wage and salary workers in the private food services sector.
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