Wage Increase in Economic Data Result of Minimum Wage Inreases in 18 States

Before the Moron-in-Chief tries to spin the latest wage increase in January of 2018 to the Republican tax scam or any of the President's* policies, minimum wage increases were scheduled to kick in on January 1 of this year. Additionally, a vast majority of union contracts (CBA's) have negotiated increases which kick in on the first of each year (although some may be July 1, or Oct. 1). All of these increases in salaries are in spite of Trump and Republican's actions, not because of them.

<snip>At the beginning of 2018, 18 states will increase their minimum wage, providing about $5 billion in additional wages to 4.5 million workers across the country. In a majority of these states, minimum wage increases (ranging from $0.35 in Michigan to $1.00 in Maine) are the result of legislation or ballot measures approved by voters in recent years. Eight of these states (Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, and South Dakota) will have smaller automatic increases that adjust the minimum wage to keep pace with price growth. This automatic inflation adjustment preserves the buying power of the minimum wage, which has steadily eroded over time.<snip>

Link;
http://www.epi.org/publication/18-states-will-increase-their-minimum-wages-on-january-1-benefitting-4-5-million-workers/