CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The proportion of West Virginia workers paid an hourly wage at or below the federal minimum standard declined in 2011, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.
There were 462,000 workers being paid hourly rates in West Virginia last year. The bureau said 20,000 of them earned the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, while 14,000 earned less than that.
The portion of state workers earning at or below minimum wage fell from 9.3 percent to 7.4 percent. Still, that was above the national average and was the fourth-highest proportion among the states. Georgia had the highest rate at 9.6 percent, followed by Mississippi, 8.5; and Texas, 8.0.
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