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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"States That Raised Minimum Wage See Faster Job Growth, Report Says" NPR
States That Raised Minimum Wage See Faster Job Growth, Report Saysby Scott Neuman at NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/07/19/332879409/states-that-raised-minimum-wage-see-faster-job-growth-report-says
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New data released by the Department of Labor suggests that raising the minimum wage in some states might have spurred job growth, contrary to what critics said would happen.
In a report on Friday, the 13 states that raised their minimum wages on Jan. 1 have added jobs at a faster pace than those that did not. The data run counter to a Congressional Budget Office report in February that said raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, as the White House supports, would cost 500,000 jobs.
The Associated Press writes:
"In the 13 states that boosted their minimums at the beginning of the year, the number of jobs grew an average of 0.85 percent from January through June. The average for the other 37 states was 0.61 percent.
"Nine of the 13 states increased their minimum wages automatically in line with inflation: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Four more states Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island approved legislation mandating the increases."
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"States That Raised Minimum Wage See Faster Job Growth, Report Says" NPR (Original Post)
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