evidence: Certain demographics have higher rates of minimum wage earners, including young people, women, and people without a college education. In 2021, 1.4% (1.1 million workers) of all hourly paid employees (76.1 million workers) earned federal minimum wage or less. Of those paid the federal minimum wage or less, 44% were under age 25, even though workers under 25 make up only about 20% of hourly-paid workers. 2% of women and 1% of men who earned hourly wages were paid federal minimum wage or less. Among hourly-paid workers aged 16 and older, 2% of workers with less than a bachelor’s degree and 1% of workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher made federal minimum wage or less. Some occupations also positively correlate with the minimum wage earning rate. Three percent of part-time workers were paid federal minimum wage or less compared to 1 percent of full-time workers. About 8% of workers in the leisure and hospitality industry and 75% of service workers make national minimum wage or less although their wages are often supplemented by tips. Therefore, raising the minimum wage will likely most significantly impact industries such as leisure and hospitality, service work, and other industries with a high proportion of part-time workers.