"I am doing a school project and I need to know the minimum wages for the years of: 1939, 1945, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006."
2007-01-08 05:13:25 · 6 answers · asked by april n 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
In 1939 it was 30 cents - see this website for further infor
2007-01-08 05:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by Firestorm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1939 it was $0.25/hour -- if you count for inflation, that's the same as about $3.22 today.
The history of minimum wage rates in the US are available at the Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/chart.htm
Note that between 1961 and 1978 there were as many as 4 different minimum wages for different types of workers.
The minimum wage has remained unchanged since September 1997, over 10 years, the longest this has ever happened.
2007-01-08 05:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by romulusnr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The federal minimum wage was established in 1938 and was set at 25¢ an hour. It does not increase automatically, but requires an act of congress to change it. In 1939 it was still (probably) 25¢ an hour. Most economists think it's counterproductive.
2007-01-08 05:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The following website may help you with some of those years as it shows most of the federal hourly minimum wage history from 1938 through 1997.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/blminwage.htm
Good luck to you!
2007-01-08 05:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by Mary R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is all the info you need. Be sure and share some of that grade now!!!
http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/chart.htm
2007-01-08 05:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/coverage.htm
2007-01-08 05:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Dendryte88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋