A 2024 paper claimed higher minimum wages don't kill jobs. It was statistically significant—and almost certainly misleading.

A group of Democratic lawmakers has introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour, a move that, if successful, would see workers in some states earn nearly $18 more than they are ...

The minimum wage is increasing in 22 states in Washington DC. Let's talk about what that means for workers. These changes go into effect in 2026, most of them on January 1st, and for people who are ...

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not budged since 2009, essentially leaving it to states to set meaningful minimum wage increases. Money; Getty Images Minimum-wage workers in 19 states ...

Take a look at how minimum wage has morphed through the years.

Seventeen states forbid local governments to set an hourly minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 set in 2009. Affordability has become a buzzword for good reason. One in four households are ...

Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected ...

Republicans, for a long time, had the right idea on economics with their embrace of the free market. The phrase "Free markets, free people" has been often quoted as a description of the GOP's economic ...