evidence: In 2022, 1.3 percent of workers in the United States were paid hourly rates at or below the official minimum wage. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 1.4 percent of workers were paid at or below the official minimum wage. [...] Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Wage and Salary Workers in The United States Paid Hourly Rates at or below The Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage from 1979 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188206/share-of-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-or-below-minimum-wage-since-1979/ [...] Share of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188206/share-of-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-or-below-minimum-wage-since-1979/