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)
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                      2009                                
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                                                                           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........................     72,611         2,592           980         3,572          4.9    
      16 to 24 years................................     14,389         1,229           508         1,737         12.1    
      25 years and over.............................     58,222         1,363           472         1,835          3.2    
                                                                                                                          
      Men, 16 years and over........................     35,185           990           368         1,358          3.9    
        16 to 24 years..............................      7,045           460           214           674          9.6    
        25 years and over...........................     28,140           530           154           684          2.4    
                                                                                                                          
      Women, 16 years and over......................     37,426         1,603           612         2,215          5.9    
        16 to 24 years..............................      7,344           769           295         1,064         14.5    
        25 years and over...........................     30,082           833           318         1,151          3.8    
                                                                                                                          
     RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
      White, 16 years and over......................     58,633         2,094           763         2,857          4.9    
        Men.........................................     28,873           774           300         1,074          3.7    
        Women.......................................     29,760         1,320           463         1,783          6.0    
                                                                                                                          
      Black or African American, 16 years and over..      9,269           327           168           495          5.3    
        Men.........................................      4,038           142            50           192          4.8    
        Women.......................................      5,231           185           117           303          5.8    
                                                                                                                          
      Asian, 16 years and over......................      2,718            96            21           117          4.3    
        Men.........................................      1,258            41             6            47          3.8    
        Women.......................................      1,460            55            15            70          4.8    
                                                                                                                          
      Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and                                                                          
       over.........................................     12,740           439           183           622          4.9    
        Men.........................................      7,291           210            80           291          4.0    
        Women.......................................      5,449           229           102           331          6.1    
                                                                                                                          
        FULL- AND PART-TIME STATUS AND SEX (1)                                                                            
                                                                                                                          
      Full-time workers.............................     52,454           952           320         1,273          2.4    
        Men.........................................     28,388           442           137           579          2.0    
        Women.......................................     24,066           511           183           694          2.9    
                                                                                                                          
      Part-time workers.............................     20,027         1,625           656         2,281         11.4    
        Men.........................................      6,721           540           229           768         11.4    
        Women.......................................     13,307         1,085           428         1,513         11.4    

    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 $6.55 per hour from January 2009 to July 23, 2009.  Beginning July 24,
  2009, the prevailing Federal minimum wage increased to $7.25 per hour.  Data are for wage and salary workers.  All
  self-employed persons are excluded regardless of whether their business 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.