On January 1, 2026, millions of workers will see new minimum wages kick in across the U.S. Some states lift pay each year using inflation formulas, while others are reaching targets set in law. Dozens ...

Minimum wages vary widely across Europe. Euronews Business takes a closer look at them in both euro and purchasing power ...

The 2024 elections include a raft of ballot measures across every state. Voters will be asked to mark their preference on controversial topics such as abortion, school choice, the legalization of ...

The corks have been popped, the calendar pages turned and a day that promised fresh starts also brought with it some pay bumps for millions of Americans. Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states on ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. A previous version of this article incorrectly stated California's minimum wage.) The minimum wage in California will see a ...

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 ...

The last time the federal minimum wage increased, Barack Obama had just taken office, the iPhone 3GS was the hot new gadget and you could still rent DVDs at Blockbuster. Since July 2009, the number ...

This July marks 15 years since the federal minimum wage was last increased. Given the federal wage floor is not indexed to inflation, nor any other measure such as productivity growth, it’s been stuck ...

I just read a letter to the editor, “Hurt by minimum-wage laws” (July 13). This letter struck me as a perfect example of a person stating an objection to something, the minimum wage, and trying to ...

MIAMI — Minimum-wage workers in Florida will see a subtle increase in their paycheck in 2025 thanks to a state constitutional amendment approved by voters nearly five years ago. In 2020, voters ...

Excerpt: Ghana’s minimum wage of 22 USD is 50% of Nigeria’s and only 17% of it’s neighbour Cote D’Ivoire’s 127 USD per month. Considering that Ghana is a middle-income country makes it unthinkable ...