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)

Characteristic

2009

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Below

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

At

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

Total at or below prevailing

Federal minimum

wage

Number

Percent of

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.

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