Table 26. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal 

minimum wage by selected characteristics, 2007 annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over................................ 75,873 1,729 2.3 267 1,462

 16 to 24 years............................................ 16,275 814 5.0 145 669

 25 years and over...................................... 59,597 915 1.5 122 793

Women, 16 years and over............................. 38,082 1,183 3.1 181 1,002

 16 to 24 years............................................ 7,961 572 7.2 93 479

 25 years and over...................................... 30,121 611 2.0 88 523

Men, 16 years and over................................ 37,790 546 1.4 86 460

 16 to 24 years............................................ 8,314 242 2.9 52 190

 25 years and over...................................... 29,476 304 1.0 34 270

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White........................................................ 61,061 1,420 2.3 204 1,216

 Women...................................................... 30,117 949 3.2 131 818

 Men......................................................... 30,944 471 1.5 73 398

Black or African American.............................. 9,965 205 2.1 55 150

 Women...................................................... 5,483 156 2.8 45 111

 Men......................................................... 4,482 49 1.1 10 39

Asian........................................................ 2,730 51 1.9 1 50

 Women...................................................... 1,469 37 2.5 1 36

 Men......................................................... 1,260 14 1.1 - 14

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 13,168 246 1.9 41 205

 Women...................................................... 5,372 132 2.5 22 110

 Men......................................................... 7,796 114 1.5 19 95

Characteristic

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Total at or below prevailing minimum wage

Total

Percent of 

hourly paid 

workers

At prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

Below 

prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

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Table 26. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal 

minimum wage by selected characteristics, 2007 annual averages―Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Full- and part-time status 1

Full-time workers......................................... 57,745 752 1.3 94 658

 Women.................................................... 25,743 469 1.8 64 405

 Men........................................................ 32,003 283 .9 30 253

Part-time workers......................................... 17,997 971 5.4 172 799

 Women...................................................... 12,276 711 5.8 117 594

 Men........................................................ 5,721 260 4.5 56 204

 

 

 

Characteristic

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Total at or below prevailing minimum wage

Total

Percent of 

hourly paid 

workers

At prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

Below 

prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

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 rose from

$5.15 to $5.85 an hour on July 24, 2007. Data in this table

reflect the average number of workers who earned $5.15 or

less from January 2007 through July 2007 and those who

earned $5.85 or less from August 2007 through the end of

the year. Data are for wage and salary workers, excluding

the incorporated self-employed. They refer to a person's

earnings on his or her sole or principal job, and pertain

only to workers who are paid hourly rates. Salaried

workers and other nonhourly workers are not included.

Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or

African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because

data are not presented for all races. Persons whose

ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any

race. Dash represents or rounds to zero. 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department

of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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