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WorkRise Shorts: Disaggregating Minimum Wage: Impacts on Younger Workers with Jennie Romich

Last updated on January 07, 2025

How does a $15-an-hour minimum wage affect younger workers entering the labor market? Jenny Romich, the director of the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington discusses her groundbreaking research on the impact of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage on these workers’ labor market participation and earnings over the past decade.

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