Key Takeaways Raising the minimum wage might increase the number of “good jobs” that provide solid benefits, reasonable ...

The federal minimum wage has not increased in over 15 years. The federal and state minimum wages are both $7.25 an hour, ...

Costco this week raised its starting wage for hourly store workers in the United States for the second time this year as businesses hike pay to draw and retain workers amid a labor shortage. Costco ...

Beyond that, the minimum wage is a crude and wasteful tool for redistribution. Many minimum-wage workers are not poor, but ...

Discover what the minimum wage was the year you were born — and how much that paycheck would be worth today after decades of ...

Polls show that the age group of Americans most worried about “affordability” are the 20- and 30-somethings. That’s young millennials and Gen Z. Why are they so financially stressed out? One reason ...

The state’s minimum hourly wage for workers will increase on Jan. 1, 2026 to $17 in New York City, Westchester County and on ...