This statistic presents the results of a phone survey by Reason-Rupe among American adults in December 2013. Survey respondents were asked how they thought raising the minimum wage would affect the job market. Some 39 percent of respondents said that raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs.
Do you think raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs, increase the number of jobs, or have no impact on the number of jobs?
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Reason. (December 13, 2013). Do you think raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs, increase the number of jobs, or have no impact on the number of jobs? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322754/us-opinion-impact-of-minimum-wage-on-job-market/
Reason. "Do you think raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs, increase the number of jobs, or have no impact on the number of jobs?." Chart. December 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322754/us-opinion-impact-of-minimum-wage-on-job-market/
Reason. (2013). Do you think raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs, increase the number of jobs, or have no impact on the number of jobs?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322754/us-opinion-impact-of-minimum-wage-on-job-market/
Reason. "Do You Think Raising The Minimum Wage Would Reduce The Number of Jobs, Increase The Number of Jobs, or Have No Impact on The Number of Jobs?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322754/us-opinion-impact-of-minimum-wage-on-job-market/
Reason, Do you think raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs, increase the number of jobs, or have no impact on the number of jobs? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322754/us-opinion-impact-of-minimum-wage-on-job-market/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Do you think raising the minimum wage would reduce the number of jobs, increase the number of jobs, or have no impact on the number of jobs? [Graph], Reason, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322754/us-opinion-impact-of-minimum-wage-on-job-market/