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)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                         2010                                
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                              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........................     72,902         2,541         1,820         4,360          6.0    
         16 to 24 years................................     14,061         1,180           955         2,135         15.2    
         25 years and over.............................     58,842         1,360           865         2,225          3.8    
                                                                                                                             
         Men, 16 years and over........................     35,498           943           669         1,612          4.5    
           16 to 24 years..............................      6,913           438           413           850         12.3    
           25 years and over...........................     28,585           505           257           762          2.7    
                                                                                                                             
         Women, 16 years and over......................     37,404         1,598         1,151         2,748          7.3    
           16 to 24 years..............................      7,148           743           543         1,285         18.0    
           25 years and over...........................     30,256           855           608         1,463          4.8    
                                                                                                                             
        RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
         White, 16 years and over......................     58,529         2,015         1,414         3,429          5.9    
           Men.........................................     28,949           716           538         1,254          4.3    
           Women.......................................     29,580         1,299           875         2,174          7.4    
                                                                                                                             
         Black or African American, 16 years and over..      9,436           349           301           650          6.9    
           Men.........................................      4,137           152            92           244          5.9    
           Women.......................................      5,299           197           209           406          7.7    
                                                                                                                             
         Asian, 16 years and over......................      2,920           104            36           140          4.8    
           Men.........................................      1,406            47            12            60          4.2    
           Women.......................................      1,513            57            24            80          5.3    
                                                                                                                             
         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and                                                                          
          over.........................................     12,977           462           360           822          6.3    
           Men.........................................      7,474           201           154           355          4.7    
           Women.......................................      5,503           261           207           468          8.5    
                                                                                                                             
           FULL- AND PART-TIME STATUS AND SEX (1)                                                                            
                                                                                                                             
         Full-time workers.............................     52,803         1,039           595         1,634          3.1    
           Men.........................................     28,574           444           255           699          2.4    
           Women.......................................     24,229           595           340           934          3.9    
                                                                                                                             
         Part-time workers.............................     19,994         1,496         1,220         2,716         13.6    
           Men.........................................      6,871           498           413           911         13.3    
           Women.......................................     13,123           998           807         1,806         13.8    

       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 $7.25 per hour in 2010. Data are for wage and salary workers,
     excluding the incorporated self-employed.  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 may have rounded hourly earnings to the nearest dollar and, as a result, 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.