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Study: 2017 minimum wage hikes will cost 383,000 jobs by 2020

By Joseph Lawler
Published February 2, 2017 10:00am ET
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Study: 2017 minimum wage hikes will cost 383,000 jobs by 2020
The new wage floors include steps on the way to $15-an-hour minimum wages in California and New York. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) | Eric Risberg

Increases in states’ minimum wage that begin this month will cost 383,000 jobs by 2020, according to a new analysis from a right-of-center research organization.

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