HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                          ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     44. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by selected
     characteristics

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                         2008                                
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                              Workers paid hourly rates                      
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                       Characteristic                                                                  Total at or below     
                                                                          Below           At       prevailing Federal minimum
                                                                        prevailing    prevailing              wage           
                                                            Total        Federal       Federal                               
                                                                         minimum       minimum                               
                                                                           wage          wage                     Percent of 
                                                                                                      Number     hourly-paid 
                                                                                                                   workers   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                        AGE AND SEX                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
       Total, 16 years and over........................     75,305         1,940           286         2,226          3.0    
         16 to 24 years................................     15,680           961           161         1,122          7.2    
         25 years and over.............................     59,626           979           125         1,104          1.9    
                                                                                                                             
         Men, 16 years and over........................     37,334           638            90           728          2.0    
           16 to 24 years..............................      7,978           326            58           384          4.8    
           25 years and over...........................     29,356           313            32           345          1.2    
                                                                                                                             
         Women, 16 years and over......................     37,972         1,302           196         1,497          3.9    
           16 to 24 years..............................      7,701           635           103           738          9.6    
           25 years and over...........................     30,270           666            93           759          2.5    
                                                                                                                             
        RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
         White, 16 years and over......................     60,464         1,568           215         1,783          2.9    
           Men.........................................     30,533           495            65           560          1.8    
           Women.......................................     29,931         1,073           151         1,223          4.1    
                                                                                                                             
         Black or African American, 16 years and over..      9,866           259            49           308          3.1    
           Men.........................................      4,408           105            17           123          2.8    
           Women.......................................      5,457           154            32           186          3.4    
                                                                                                                             
         Asian, 16 years and over......................      2,844            58            11            69          2.4    
           Men.........................................      1,301            24             3            27          2.1    
           Women.......................................      1,543            34             8            41          2.7    
                                                                                                                             
         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and                                                                          
          over...........................................   13,070           285            39           324          2.5    
           Men.........................................      7,756           117            15           132          1.7    
           Women.......................................      5,313           168            23           191          3.6    
                                                                                                                             
           FULL- AND PART-TIME STATUS AND SEX (1)                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
         Full-time workers.............................     56,837           778            95           873          1.5    
           Men.........................................     31,363           313            27           341          1.1    
           Women.......................................     25,474           464            68           532          2.1    
                                                                                                                             
         Part-time workers.............................     18,334         1,162           191         1,353          7.4    
           Men.........................................      5,903           325            63           388          6.6    
           Women.......................................     12,431           837           128           965          7.8    

       1 The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data will not sum to
     totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple
     jobholders.
       NOTE:  The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $5.85 per hour from January 2008 to July 23, 2008.  Beginning July 24,
     2008, the prevailing Federal minimum wage increased to $6.55 per hour.  Data are for wage and salary workers.  All
     self-employed persons are excluded regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.  The data refer to a
     person's earnings on the sole or principal job, and pertain only to workers who are paid hourly rates.  Salaried workers
     and other nonhourly workers are not included.  The presence of workers with hourly earnings below the minimum wage does
     not necessarily indicate violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as there are exceptions to the minimum wage
     provisions of the law.  In addition, some survey respondents reported hourly earnings below the minimum wage even though
     they earned the minimum wage or higher.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January
     data.