Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2003
Tables 1 - 10
Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage, 2003 annual averages:
- by selected characteristics
- by census region and division
- by State
- by major occupation group
- by major industry group
- by educational attainment
- by age and sex
- by marital status, age, and sex
- by usual hours worked per week
- by sex (1979-2003 annual averages)
Table 1. Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by selected characteristics, 2003 annual averages
| Characteristic |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
| AGE AND SEX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
15,871 |
1,106 |
330 |
776 |
21.8 |
52.7 |
60.6 |
49.9 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
|
16 to 19 years
|
5,412 |
534 |
212 |
322 |
7.4 |
25.4 |
38.9 |
20.7 |
9.9 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
|
25 years and over
|
57,075 |
995 |
215 |
780 |
78.2 |
47.4 |
39.4 |
50.2 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
Men, 16 years and over
|
35,853 |
706 |
213 |
493 |
49.2 |
33.6 |
39.1 |
31.7 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
8,031 |
391 |
154 |
237 |
11.0 |
18.6 |
28.3 |
15.2 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
|
16 to 19 years
|
2,608 |
205 |
109 |
96 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
20.0 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
|
25 years and over
|
27,823 |
314 |
58 |
256 |
38.1 |
15.0 |
10.6 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
|
Women, 16 years and over
|
37,093 |
1,394 |
332 |
1,062 |
50.8 |
66.4 |
60.9 |
68.3 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
7,841 |
713 |
175 |
538 |
10.7 |
34.0 |
32.1 |
34.6 |
9.1 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
|
16 to 19 years
|
2,804 |
329 |
103 |
226 |
3.8 |
15.7 |
18.9 |
14.5 |
11.7 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
|
25 years and over
|
29,252 |
681 |
157 |
524 |
40.1 |
32.4 |
28.8 |
33.7 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
| RACE, SEX, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
59,109 |
1,746 |
421 |
1,325 |
81.0 |
83.1 |
77.2 |
85.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
|
Men
|
29,441 |
553 |
163 |
390 |
40.4 |
26.3 |
29.9 |
25.1 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
|
Women
|
29,668 |
1,192 |
257 |
935 |
40.7 |
56.8 |
47.2 |
60.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
|
Black
|
9,419 |
250 |
105 |
145 |
12.9 |
11.9 |
19.3 |
9.3 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
|
Men
|
4,246 |
112 |
41 |
71 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
|
Women
|
5,173 |
138 |
64 |
74 |
7.1 |
6.6 |
11.7 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
|
Asian
|
2,528 |
51 |
5 |
46 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
|
Men
|
1,208 |
22 |
2 |
20 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
|
Women
|
1,320 |
29 |
3 |
26 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
|
Hispanic or Latino
|
11,462 |
308 |
94 |
214 |
15.7 |
14.7 |
17.2 |
13.8 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
|
Men
|
6,775 |
128 |
39 |
89 |
9.3 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
|
Women
|
4,687 |
180 |
55 |
125 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
10.1 |
8.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
| FULL- AND PART-TIME STATUS AND SEX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time workers
|
54,887 |
795 |
156 |
639 |
75.2 |
37.9 |
28.6 |
41.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
|
Men
|
30,141 |
303 |
60 |
243 |
41.3 |
14.4 |
11.0 |
15.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
|
Women
|
24,745 |
493 |
97 |
396 |
33.9 |
23.5 |
17.8 |
25.5 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
|
Part-time workers
|
17,932 |
1,298 |
388 |
910 |
24.6 |
61.8 |
71.2 |
58.5 |
7.2 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
|
Men
|
5,651 |
402 |
153 |
249 |
7.7 |
19.1 |
28.1 |
16.0 |
7.1 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
|
Women
|
12,282 |
896 |
235 |
661 |
16.8 |
42.7 |
43.1 |
42.5 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated.
1 Beginning in 2003, the race categories include persons who selected one race only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Detail for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race.
2 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.
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Table 2. Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by census region and division, 2003 annual averages
| Region and division |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Northeast
|
12,876 |
412 |
82 |
330 |
17.7 |
19.6 |
15.0 |
21.2 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
|
New England
|
3,745 |
82 |
10 |
72 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
|
Middle Atlantic
|
9,131 |
330 |
72 |
258 |
12.5 |
15.7 |
13.2 |
16.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
|
Midwest
|
18,623 |
546 |
127 |
419 |
25.5 |
26.0 |
23.3 |
26.9 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
|
East North Central
|
12,875 |
376 |
77 |
299 |
17.7 |
17.9 |
14.1 |
19.2 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
|
West North Central
|
5,748 |
170 |
50 |
120 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
9.2 |
7.7 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
|
South
|
24,875 |
889 |
270 |
619 |
34.1 |
42.3 |
49.5 |
39.8 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
|
South Atlantic
|
12,668 |
399 |
102 |
297 |
17.4 |
19.0 |
18.7 |
19.1 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
East South Central
|
4,362 |
142 |
47 |
95 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
8.6 |
6.1 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
|
West South Central
|
7,845 |
347 |
120 |
227 |
10.8 |
16.5 |
22.0 |
14.6 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
|
West
|
16,572 |
254 |
67 |
187 |
22.7 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
Mountain
|
4,942 |
163 |
57 |
106 |
6.8 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
|
Pacific
|
11,631 |
91 |
10 |
81 |
15.9 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
NOTE: Data exclude the incorporated self employed. The four major regions and nine census divisions of the United States are as follows:
- Northeast:
- New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
- Midwest:
- East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
- West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- South:
- South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
- East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
- West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
- West:
- Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
- Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington
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Table 3. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by State, 2003 annual averages
| State |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Alabama
|
1,112 |
30 |
11 |
19 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
|
Alaska
|
191 |
1 |
- |
1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.5 |
- |
0.5 |
|
Arizona
|
1,320 |
48 |
13 |
35 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
|
Arkansas
|
644 |
23 |
11 |
12 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
|
California
|
8,537 |
59 |
5 |
54 |
11.7 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
|
Colorado
|
1,139 |
32 |
5 |
27 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
|
Connecticut
|
840 |
17 |
1 |
16 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
|
Delaware
|
206 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
|
District of Columbia
|
116 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
Florida
|
3,886 |
133 |
33 |
100 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
|
Georgia
|
1,921 |
55 |
16 |
39 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
|
Hawaii
|
309 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
Idaho
|
368 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
|
Illinois
|
3,111 |
71 |
19 |
52 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
|
Indiana
|
1,787 |
46 |
6 |
40 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
|
Iowa
|
890 |
23 |
8 |
15 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
Kansas
|
761 |
23 |
5 |
18 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
|
Kentucky
|
1,103 |
36 |
10 |
26 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
|
Louisiana
|
1,083 |
48 |
20 |
28 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
|
Maine
|
392 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
|
Maryland
|
1,334 |
28 |
6 |
22 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
|
Massachusetts
|
1,661 |
37 |
4 |
33 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
|
Michigan
|
2,842 |
95 |
13 |
82 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
|
Minnesota
|
1,553 |
32 |
10 |
22 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
|
Mississippi
|
702 |
28 |
13 |
15 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
|
Missouri
|
1,586 |
58 |
13 |
45 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
|
Montana
|
252 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
|
Nebraska
|
533 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
Nevada
|
580 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
|
New Hampshire
|
367 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
|
New Jersey
|
1,810 |
75 |
11 |
64 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
|
New Mexico
|
471 |
25 |
13 |
12 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
|
New York
|
4,077 |
164 |
40 |
124 |
5.6 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
|
North Carolina
|
2,086 |
70 |
19 |
51 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
|
North Dakota
|
192 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
|
Ohio
|
3,306 |
113 |
28 |
85 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
|
Oklahoma
|
860 |
41 |
15 |
26 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
|
Oregon
|
947 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
|
Pennsylvania
|
3,243 |
91 |
21 |
70 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
|
Rhode Island
|
310 |
7 |
- |
7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
- |
0.5 |
2.3 |
- |
2.3 |
|
South Carolina
|
980 |
39 |
14 |
25 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
|
South Dakota
|
232 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
|
Tennesee
|
1,445 |
47 |
12 |
35 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
|
Texas
|
5,258 |
235 |
74 |
161 |
7.2 |
11.2 |
13.6 |
10.4 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
|
Utah
|
664 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
|
Vermont
|
175 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
|
Virginia
|
1,688 |
47 |
2 |
45 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
|
Washington
|
1,646 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
|
West Virginia
|
452 |
19 |
10 |
9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
|
Wisconsin
|
1,829 |
50 |
11 |
39 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
|
Wyoming
|
148 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated. Users are reminded that these data are based on a sample and are therefore subject to sampling error; the degree of error may be quite large for less populous States. It is not possible to clearly determine whether workers surveyed in the CPS are actually covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or by individual State minimum wage laws. Thus, some workers reported as earning an hourly wage of $5.15 may not in fact be covered by Federal or State minimum wage laws. At the same time, the presence of a sizable number of workers with wages below the prevailing Federal minimum wage does not necessarily indicate violations of the FLSA or applicable State laws, because there are numerous exclusions and exemptions to these minimum wage statutes. Dash represents zero.
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Table 4. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by major occupation group, 2003 annual averages
| Occupation |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
13,588 |
95 |
33 |
62 |
18.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations
|
3,640 |
26 |
7 |
19 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
Professional and related occupations
|
9,949 |
69 |
26 |
43 |
13.6 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
Service occupations
|
15,887 |
1,521 |
277 |
1,244 |
21.8 |
72.4 |
50.8 |
80.0 |
9.6 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
|
Healthcare support occupations
|
2,431 |
59 |
18 |
41 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
|
Protective service occupations
|
1,688 |
30 |
5 |
25 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
|
Food preparation and serving related occupations
|
6,247 |
1,158 |
159 |
999 |
8.6 |
55.1 |
29.2 |
64.2 |
18.5 |
2.5 |
16.0 |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations
|
3,445 |
111 |
48 |
63 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
|
Personal care and service occupations
|
2,076 |
162 |
47 |
115 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
|
Sales and office occupations
|
20,649 |
287 |
154 |
133 |
28.3 |
13.7 |
28.3 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
Sales and related occupations
|
7,379 |
146 |
72 |
74 |
10.1 |
7.0 |
13.2 |
4.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Office and administrative support occupations
|
13,270 |
141 |
82 |
59 |
18.2 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations
|
9,121 |
66 |
26 |
40 |
12.5 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
598 |
23 |
10 |
13 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
|
Construction and extraction occupations
|
5,111 |
21 |
5 |
16 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
|
3,412 |
21 |
10 |
11 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations
|
13,700 |
132 |
55 |
77 |
18.8 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
|
Production occupations
|
7,799 |
54 |
23 |
31 |
10.7 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
Transportation and material moving occupations
|
5,901 |
77 |
32 |
45 |
8.1 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated.
1 Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification system.
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Table 5. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by major industry group, 2003 annual averages
| Industry |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Private sector
|
63,945 |
1,986 |
492 |
1,494 |
87.7 |
94.6 |
90.3 |
96.1 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
Agriculture and related industries
|
639 |
27 |
12 |
15 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
|
Nonagricultural industries
|
63,306 |
1,959 |
480 |
1,479 |
86.8 |
93.3 |
88.1 |
95.1 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
Mining
|
310 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Construction
|
5,132 |
27 |
6 |
21 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
|
Manufacturing
|
10,621 |
58 |
14 |
44 |
14.6 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
|
Durable goods manufacturing
|
6,548 |
26 |
3 |
23 |
9.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
|
Nondurable goods manufacturing
|
4,073 |
33 |
12 |
21 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
Wholesale and retail trade
|
12,173 |
189 |
87 |
102 |
16.7 |
9.0 |
16.0 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Wholesale trade
|
1,902 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Retail trade
|
10,270 |
177 |
81 |
96 |
14.1 |
8.4 |
14.9 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
|
Transportation and utilities
|
2,881 |
20 |
9 |
11 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
Information
|
1,587 |
27 |
15 |
12 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
|
Financial activities
|
3,433 |
27 |
10 |
17 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
Professional and business services
|
5,274 |
65 |
35 |
30 |
7.2 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
Education and health services
|
10,926 |
177 |
67 |
110 |
15.0 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
|
Leisure and hospitality
|
8,093 |
1,240 |
199 |
1,041 |
11.1 |
59.0 |
36.5 |
66.9 |
15.3 |
2.5 |
12.9 |
|
Other services
|
2,877 |
129 |
38 |
91 |
3.9 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
|
Public sector
|
9,001 |
114 |
52 |
62 |
12.3 |
5.4 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
|
Federal
|
1,734 |
17 |
6 |
11 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
|
State
|
2,303 |
38 |
24 |
14 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
|
Local
|
4,964 |
58 |
22 |
36 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated. Dash represents zero.
1 Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system.
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Table 6. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by educational attainment, 2003 annual averages
| Educational attainment |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Less than a high school diploma
|
12,405 |
620 |
245 |
375 |
17.0 |
29.5 |
45.0 |
24.1 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
|
Less than 1 year of high school
|
3,338 |
103 |
34 |
69 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
|
1 to 3 years of high school
|
7,765 |
468 |
196 |
272 |
10.6 |
22.3 |
36.0 |
17.5 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
|
4 years of high school, no diploma
|
1,302 |
50 |
15 |
35 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
|
High school graduates or more
|
60,541 |
1,479 |
299 |
1,180 |
83.0 |
70.4 |
54.9 |
75.9 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
|
High school graduates, no college
|
26,944 |
617 |
131 |
486 |
36.9 |
29.4 |
24.0 |
31.3 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
|
Some college or associate degree
|
23,640 |
700 |
146 |
554 |
32.4 |
33.3 |
26.8 |
35.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
|
Some college, no degree
|
16,504 |
595 |
126 |
469 |
22.6 |
28.3 |
23.1 |
30.2 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
|
Associate degree
|
7,136 |
105 |
20 |
85 |
9.8 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
|
Occupational program
|
3,948 |
45 |
13 |
32 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
Academic program
|
3,188 |
60 |
7 |
53 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
|
College graduates, total
|
9,957 |
163 |
23 |
140 |
13.6 |
7.8 |
4.2 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
|
Bachelor's degree
|
7,956 |
142 |
20 |
122 |
10.9 |
6.8 |
3.7 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
|
Master's degree
|
1,585 |
18 |
2 |
16 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
Professional degree
|
284 |
1 |
- |
1 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.4 |
- |
0.4 |
|
Doctoral degree
|
132 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated. Dash represents zero.
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Table 7. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by age and sex, 2003 annual averages
| Age and sex |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
| BOTH SEXES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Under 25 years
|
15,871 |
1,106 |
330 |
776 |
21.8 |
52.7 |
60.6 |
49.9 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
|
16 to 19 years
|
5,412 |
534 |
212 |
322 |
7.4 |
25.4 |
38.9 |
20.7 |
9.9 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
|
20 to 24 years
|
10,460 |
570 |
117 |
453 |
14.3 |
27.1 |
21.5 |
29.1 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
|
25 years and over
|
57,075 |
995 |
215 |
780 |
78.2 |
47.4 |
39.4 |
50.2 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
25 to 34 years
|
16,499 |
400 |
71 |
329 |
22.6 |
19.0 |
13.0 |
21.2 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
|
25 to 29 years
|
8,239 |
229 |
36 |
193 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
6.6 |
12.4 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
|
30 to 34 years
|
8,259 |
172 |
35 |
137 |
11.3 |
8.2 |
6.4 |
8.8 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
|
35 to 44 years
|
16,827 |
245 |
52 |
193 |
23.1 |
11.7 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
|
35 to 39 years
|
8,178 |
119 |
20 |
99 |
11.2 |
5.7 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
|
40 to 44 years
|
8,649 |
127 |
33 |
94 |
11.9 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
45 to 54 years
|
14,544 |
183 |
38 |
145 |
19.9 |
8.7 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
45 to 49 years
|
8,048 |
105 |
25 |
80 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
50 to 54 years
|
6,496 |
79 |
14 |
65 |
8.9 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
|
55 to 64 years
|
7,130 |
84 |
23 |
61 |
9.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
|
55 to 59 years
|
4,552 |
45 |
12 |
33 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
|
60 to 64 years
|
2,579 |
39 |
11 |
28 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
65 years and over
|
2,075 |
82 |
31 |
51 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
|
65 to 69 years
|
1,155 |
35 |
9 |
26 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
|
70 years and over
|
920 |
46 |
21 |
25 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
| MEN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
35,853 |
706 |
213 |
493 |
49.2 |
33.6 |
39.1 |
31.7 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
|
Under 25 years
|
8,031 |
391 |
154 |
237 |
11.0 |
18.6 |
28.3 |
15.2 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
|
16 to 19 years
|
2,608 |
205 |
109 |
96 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
20.0 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
|
20 to 24 years
|
5,423 |
186 |
45 |
141 |
7.4 |
8.9 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
|
25 years and over
|
27,823 |
314 |
58 |
256 |
38.1 |
15.0 |
10.6 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
|
25 to 34 years
|
8,765 |
152 |
20 |
132 |
12.0 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
|
25 to 29 years
|
4,429 |
84 |
10 |
74 |
6.1 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
|
30 to 34 years
|
4,336 |
68 |
10 |
58 |
5.9 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
|
35 to 44 years
|
8,224 |
73 |
14 |
59 |
11.3 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
35 to 39 years
|
4,134 |
37 |
7 |
30 |
5.7 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
40 to 44 years
|
4,089 |
36 |
7 |
29 |
5.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
45 to 54 years
|
6,691 |
57 |
13 |
44 |
9.2 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
45 to 49 years
|
3,719 |
41 |
11 |
30 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
|
50 to 54 years
|
2,972 |
16 |
2 |
14 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
|
55 to 64 years
|
3,202 |
23 |
6 |
17 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
|
55 to 59 years
|
2,034 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
|
60 to 64 years
|
1,168 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
|
65 years and over
|
941 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
65 to 69 years
|
534 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
70 years and over
|
407 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
| WOMEN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
37,093 |
1,394 |
332 |
1,062 |
50.8 |
66.4 |
60.9 |
68.3 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
|
Under 25 years
|
7,841 |
713 |
175 |
538 |
10.7 |
34.0 |
32.1 |
34.6 |
9.1 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
|
16 to 19 years
|
2,804 |
329 |
103 |
226 |
3.8 |
15.7 |
18.9 |
14.5 |
11.7 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
|
20 to 24 years
|
5,037 |
385 |
72 |
313 |
6.9 |
18.3 |
13.2 |
20.1 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
|
25 years and over
|
29,252 |
681 |
157 |
524 |
40.1 |
32.4 |
28.8 |
33.7 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
|
25 to 34 years
|
7,734 |
248 |
51 |
197 |
10.6 |
11.8 |
9.4 |
12.7 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
|
25 to 29 years
|
3,810 |
145 |
26 |
119 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
|
30 to 34 years
|
3,923 |
103 |
25 |
78 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
|
35 to 44 years
|
8,604 |
173 |
38 |
135 |
11.8 |
8.2 |
7.0 |
8.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
|
35 to 39 years
|
4,044 |
81 |
12 |
69 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
|
40 to 44 years
|
4,560 |
91 |
26 |
65 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
|
45 to 54 years
|
7,852 |
126 |
25 |
101 |
10.8 |
6.0 |
4.6 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
|
45 to 49 years
|
4,329 |
64 |
14 |
50 |
5.9 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
|
50 to 54 years
|
3,524 |
62 |
11 |
51 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
|
55 to 64 years
|
3,928 |
61 |
17 |
44 |
5.4 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
|
55 to 59 years
|
2,518 |
31 |
10 |
21 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
|
60 to 64 years
|
1,410 |
30 |
7 |
23 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
|
65 years and over
|
1,134 |
73 |
26 |
47 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
|
65 to 69 years
|
621 |
32 |
8 |
24 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
|
70 years and over
|
514 |
41 |
18 |
23 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated.
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Table 8. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by marital status, age, and sex, 2003 annual averages
| Marital status, age and sex |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
| BOTH SEXES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Never married
|
24,737 |
1,295 |
354 |
941 |
33.9 |
61.7 |
65.0 |
60.5 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
13,722 |
1,013 |
307 |
706 |
18.8 |
48.2 |
56.3 |
45.4 |
7.4 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
|
25 years and over
|
11,016 |
282 |
47 |
235 |
15.1 |
13.4 |
8.6 |
15.1 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
10,531 |
273 |
44 |
229 |
14.4 |
13.0 |
8.1 |
14.7 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
|
Married, spouse present
|
35,963 |
516 |
121 |
395 |
49.3 |
24.6 |
22.2 |
25.4 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
1,741 |
68 |
16 |
52 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
|
25 years and over
|
34,222 |
447 |
105 |
342 |
46.9 |
21.3 |
19.3 |
22.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
28,288 |
374 |
82 |
292 |
38.8 |
17.8 |
15.0 |
18.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
Other marital status
|
12,246 |
289 |
70 |
219 |
16.8 |
13.8 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
409 |
24 |
7 |
17 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
|
25 years and over
|
11,837 |
266 |
64 |
202 |
16.2 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
13.0 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
9,050 |
182 |
36 |
146 |
12.4 |
8.7 |
6.6 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
| MEN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
35,853 |
706 |
213 |
493 |
49.2 |
33.6 |
39.1 |
31.7 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
|
Never married
|
13,104 |
479 |
161 |
318 |
18.0 |
22.8 |
29.5 |
20.5 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
7,055 |
362 |
149 |
213 |
9.7 |
17.2 |
27.3 |
13.7 |
5.1 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
|
25 years and over
|
6,049 |
116 |
11 |
105 |
8.3 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
5,843 |
115 |
11 |
104 |
8.0 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
|
Married, spouse present
|
18,162 |
162 |
37 |
125 |
24.9 |
7.7 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
816 |
21 |
3 |
18 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
|
25 years and over]
|
17,346 |
142 |
35 |
107 |
23.8 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
14,189 |
120 |
27 |
93 |
19.5 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
|
Other marital status
|
4,587 |
65 |
15 |
50 |
6.3 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
160 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
|
25 years and over
|
4,427 |
56 |
12 |
44 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
3,647 |
47 |
9 |
38 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
| WOMEN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
37,093 |
1,394 |
332 |
1,062 |
50.8 |
66.4 |
60.9 |
68.3 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
|
Never married
|
11,633 |
816 |
193 |
623 |
15.9 |
38.9 |
35.4 |
40.1 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
5.4 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
6,667 |
651 |
158 |
493 |
9.1 |
31.0 |
29.0 |
31.7 |
9.8 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
|
25 years and over
|
4,966 |
165 |
35 |
130 |
6.8 |
7.9 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
4,688 |
158 |
33 |
125 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
6.1 |
8.0 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
|
Married, spouse present
|
17,802 |
354 |
84 |
270 |
24.4 |
16.9 |
15.4 |
17.4 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
926 |
47 |
13 |
34 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
|
25 years and over
|
16,876 |
306 |
70 |
236 |
23.1 |
14.6 |
12.8 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
14,099 |
254 |
55 |
199 |
19.3 |
12.1 |
10.1 |
12.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
|
Other marital status
|
7,658 |
224 |
55 |
169 |
10.5 |
10.7 |
10.1 |
10.9 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
|
16 to 24 years
|
248 |
15 |
4 |
11 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
|
25 years and over
|
7,410 |
209 |
51 |
158 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.4 |
10.2 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
25 to 54 years
|
5,403 |
136 |
27 |
109 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated.
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Table 9. Employed wage and salary workers
paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum
wage by usual hours worked per week, 2003 annual averages
| Usual hours worked per week |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Percent distribution |
Percent of workers paid hourly rates |
| Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
Total paid hourly rates |
At or below $5.15 |
At or below $5.15 |
| Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
Total |
At $5.15 |
Below $5.15 |
|
Total, 16 years and over
|
72,946 |
2,100 |
545 |
1,555 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
|
Hours vary
|
5,291 |
301 |
74 |
227 |
7.3 |
14.3 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
|
0 to 34 hours
|
15,851 |
1,109 |
331 |
778 |
21.7 |
52.8 |
60.7 |
50.0 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
|
0 to 4 hours
|
319 |
24 |
3 |
21 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
6.6 |
|
5 to 9 hours
|
932 |
72 |
24 |
48 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
|
10 to 14 hours
|
1,451 |
134 |
56 |
78 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
9.2 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
|
15 to 19 hours
|
2,218 |
179 |
68 |
111 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
12.5 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
|
20 to 24 hours
|
4,797 |
327 |
110 |
217 |
6.6 |
15.6 |
20.2 |
14.0 |
6.8 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
|
25 to 29 hours
|
2,127 |
149 |
26 |
123 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
4.8 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
5.8 |
|
30 to 34 hours
|
4,009 |
224 |
44 |
180 |
5.5 |
10.7 |
8.1 |
11.6 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
|
35 hours or more
|
51,804 |
691 |
140 |
551 |
71.0 |
32.9 |
25.7 |
35.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
|
35 to 39 hours
|
4,960 |
171 |
31 |
140 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
|
40 hours or more
|
46,844 |
520 |
109 |
411 |
64.2 |
24.8 |
20.0 |
26.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
|
40 hours
|
40,616 |
450 |
101 |
349 |
55.7 |
21.4 |
18.5 |
22.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
|
41 hours or more
|
6,228 |
70 |
8 |
62 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
41 to 44 hours
|
801 |
3 |
- |
3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
- |
0.2 |
0.4 |
- |
0.4 |
|
45 to 48 hours
|
2,306 |
19 |
5 |
14 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
|
49 to 59 hours
|
2,160 |
24 |
2 |
22 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
|
60 hours or more
|
962 |
24 |
1 |
23 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
NOTE: Data exclude all the self employed, both unincorporated and incorporated. Dash represents zero.
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Table 10. Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal minimum wage by sex, 1979-2003 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
| Year and sex |
Total wage and salary workers |
Workers paid hourly rates |
| Total |
Percent of total wage and salary workers |
Below prevailing Federal minimum wage |
At prevailing Federal minimum wage |
Total at or below prevailing Federal minimum wage |
| Number |
Percent of hourly paid workers |
| BOTH SEXES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
87,529 |
51,721 |
59.1 |
2,916 |
3,997 |
6,912 |
13.4 |
|
1980
|
87,644 |
51,335 |
58.6 |
3,087 |
4,686 |
7,773 |
15.1 |
|
1981
|
88,516 |
51,869 |
58.6 |
3,513 |
4,311 |
7,824 |
15.1 |
|
1982
|
87,368 |
50,846 |
58.2 |
2,348 |
4,148 |
6,496 |
12.8 |
|
1983
|
88,290 |
51,820< | |
