English(EN) The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds

美国联邦最低工资达70年来最低点，正式成为贫困工资

作者 PulseAugur 编辑部 · [1 个来源] · 2026-07-20 07:01

美国联邦最低工资已连续17年保持在每小时7.25美元，这是自1938年设立以来最长的停滞期。这导致最低工资的购买力达到70年来的最低点，正式成为贫困工资。尽管如此，一些人认为市场工资已跟上通货膨胀和生产率的步伐，提高最低工资可能导致失业和消费者价格上涨。 AI

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Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sasha Rogelberg · 2026-07-20 07:01

最低工资现为70年来最低——报告发现联邦最低工资“正式成为贫困工资”

“We are currently in the longest period of inaction on the federal minimum wage since its inception in 1938,” economist Sylvia Allegretto wrote in a recent report.