A new study says thousands of low-wage workers in Utah would benefit from a hike in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
Oxfam America broke down all 435 Congressional districts to see how many workers in each would benefit from an increase in the minimum wage. Here’s how they all stacked up:
- 61,000 workers would benefit from a $10.10 minimum wage
- 24,000 men
- 37,000 women
- 167,000 working households living below 200% of the poverty line
- 66,000 working households receiving food stamps
- 60,000 workers would benefit from a $10.10 minimum wage
- 27,000 men
- 33,000 women
- 181,000 working households living below 200% of the poverty line
- 66,000 working households receiving food stamps
- 58,000 workers would benefit from a $10.10 minimum wage
- 27,000 men
- 31,000 women
- 169,000 working households living below 200% of the poverty line
- 51,000 working households receiving food stamps
- 59,000 workers would benefit from a $10.10 minimum wage
- 27,000 men
- 32,000 women
- 178,000 working households living below 200% of the poverty line
- 62,000 working households receiving food stamps
On a statewide level, 238,000 workers across Utah would see a benefit from a $10.10 minimum wage.
