Most European countries have a single national minimum wage. An increase in minimum wage implies shocks of different magnitudes to sectors and subnational regions. Using sectoral and regional ...

While other wealthy nations have spent decades making childbirth safer, the US has watched its maternal mortality rate climb to disturbing heights. It’s a grim paradox because the US also spends more ...

Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected ...

US minimum wage 2026: For workers earning the lowest wages, 2026 will bring very different outcomes depending on where they live. In some states, pay will go up as soon as the new year begins. In ...

Minimum wage earners in New Jersey are about to get a raise. There are more than 1.9 million hourly-wage workers in the Garden State, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce ...

Some workers will receive pay boosts next year as higher minimum wage regulations take effect in 22 states and 66 cities and counties across the U.S., a change that could help low-income households ...

A Reddit user asks whether to pay the minimum on $120K in student loans or invest instead. Here's when minimum payments make sense, and when they're a costly mistake.

Last week, the Virginia Senate Commerce and Labor Committee advanced a $15 an hour minimum wage proposal, which was rereferred to the Finance and Appropriations committee. Implementation of a $15 an ...