Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. raised their minimum wages on New Year's Day.

(Schematic, European News Agency)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] According to foreign media reports, 23 states in the United States and Washington, D.C. will raise the minimum wage starting from the 1st of this month.

According to comprehensive media reports, the above-mentioned states have different minimum wage increases, ranging from US$0.23 to US$1.5 per hour (approximately NT$7-46). For example, Michigan in the United States raised its minimum wage by 0.23 US dollars, reaching US$10.10 per hour (about NT$309), the minimum wage in Virginia Asia increased from US$11 (about NT$337) to US$12 (about NT$367), and the lowest wage in Maryland The hourly wage was increased from US$12.50 (about NT$383) to US$13.25 (about NT$405), and the minimum wage in Nebraska was raised from US$9 (about NT$275) to US$10.5 (about NT$312).

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Washington, D.C. is expected to become the state with the highest minimum wage in the United States in 2023. It will adjust the state's minimum wage to US$15.74 (about NT$428) per hour, an increase of US$1.25 (about NT$38) compared with 2022. Yuan).

It is expected that more than 8 million American workers will benefit from this minimum wage adjustment.

The report pointed out that states that did not raise the minimum wage in 2023 will still link their base wages to the federal wage of US$7.25 (about NT$222) per hour.

The federal minimum wage has remained unchanged at $7.25 an hour since 2009, according to the data.

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