数以百万计的工人将得到提高对元旦

一月 1, 20 国家将提高最低工资标准, 而一个 - 纽约 - 将增加其在周三工资.

这意味着，都告诉, 3.1 万美国工人在新的一年响了加薪.

十一个州和华盛顿, DC are increasing their minimum wages thanks to changes in the law either by legislation passed by lawmakers or referenda passed by voters. Nine others will see an automatic increase because their wages are indexed to rise with inflation. 目前, 15 states have automatic increases built into their minimum wages, unlike the federal law.

The January 1 raises range from a 12-cent boost in Florida, whose minimum wage will increase to $8.05, to a $1.25 increase in South Dakota, bringing its wage to $8.50.

The increases in the New Year will mean that in 2015, the majority of states — 29 and Washington, DC — will have minimum wages set above the federal level of $7.25 一小时. They will also mean that 60 percent of all American workers will live in a state with a higher minimum wage.

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