States will soon consider a rise in the minimum wage . An impetus has been the recent increases by several states in their minimum wages . No state now has a minimum as high as the proposed national standard of $ 5.05 . Wyoming's minimum of $1.60 would be meaningless, even laughable, in Massachusetts, where most employers must pay well above the federal minimum wage to attract applicants for job openings. States with high minimum wage typically have low levels of unemployment and high cost of living . Some states have wage minimums much lower than the present national standard . A Chamber of Commerce report says that states are in a better position to set minimum wages since the amount paid to a worker is determined by local supply and demand .
States will soon consider a rise in the minimum wage . An impetus has been the recent increases by several states in their minimum wages . No state now has a minimum as high as the proposed national standard of $ 5.05 . States with high minimum wage typically have low levels of unemployment and high cost of living . Some states have wage minimums much lower than the present national standard . A Chamber of Commerce report says that states are in a better position to set minimum wages since the amount paid to a worker is determined by local supply and demand .