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About This Guide

This Research Guide focuses on minimum wage in the United States. Issues covered include legislation, poverty, the living wage movement and the case against minimum wage laws.

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Economic Policy Institute
"The Economic Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy." Click on "minimum wage issue guide" under Resources to find articles, statistics and links.
Employment Policies Institute
"The Employment Policies Institute is a non-profit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth." Click on "Minimum Wage" and "Living Wage" to find studies and press releases that argue against minimum wage laws.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
U.S. Department of Labor
Information on minimum wage is found in several sections of this site. Click on "Wages" under Find It - By Topic on the left. "Minimum Wage" is a subtopic. It includes minimum wage rates for each state. Click on "BLS" (Bureau of Labor Statistics) under DOL Agencies at the bottom right. The "Wages, Earning & Benefits" section contains reports and statistics.