Economy

Federal minimum wage hike would affect states differently — and that’s a plus for Democrats

By Joseph Lawler
Published January 12, 2014 5:00am ET
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Federal minimum wage hike would affect states differently — and that’s a plus for Democrats
Protestors demonstrate outside a McDonald's restaurant in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5 as part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot

The typical laundry worker in Pascagoula, Miss., made just $8.67 an hour in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Someone working the same job in Seattle, however, earned $11.94 an hour — nearly 40 percent more.

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