Table 1
Missouri state lawmakers undercut raises for 38,000 workers: Workers affected by St. Louis minimum wage increase to $10, and projected under scheduled increase to $11
| Increase to $10 (May 5, 2017) | Increase to $11 (scheduled for Jan 1, 2018) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Estimated workforce | Directly affected | Share of category | Share of affected workers | Estimated workforce | Directly affected | Share of category | Share of affected workers |
| Total | 251,800 | 30,900 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 252,200 | 38,300 | 15.2% | 100.0% |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Women | 123,000 | 17,500 | 14.2% | 56.6% | 123,200 | 21,500 | 17.5% | 56.1% |
| Men | 128,900 | 13,400 | 10.4% | 43.4% | 129,000 | 16,700 | 12.9% | 43.6% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 156,500 | 12,900 | 8.2% | 41.7% | 156,800 | 14,900 | 9.5% | 38.9% |
| Black | 77,400 | 15,000 | 19.4% | 48.5% | 77,500 | 19,600 | 25.3% | 51.2% |
| Latinx | 7,400 | 1,400 | 18.9% | 4.5% | 7,400 | 2,000 | 27.0% | 5.2% |
| Other | 10,500 | 1,500 | 14.3% | 4.9% | 10,500 | 1,800 | 17.1% | 4.7% |
Notes: Estimated workforce describes employed ACS respondents ages 16 and older for whom a valid hourly wage can be determined, and who reported working in the city of St. Louis, regardless of their place of residence. Directly affected workers are those that would otherwise have had hourly wages below the specified wage value. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata, 2015. Adapted from Table 1 in David Cooper, “State Lawmakers in Missouri Just Undercut Wages for 38,000 Workers in St. Louis,” Working Economics Blog (Economic Policy Institute), July 14, 2017.
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