| Table 1. KRC’s Previous and Revised Estimates Compared | |||||
(a) Workers reporting hourly earnings of $5.15 to $7.14 |
(b) Workers with imputed hourly earnings of $5.15 to $7.14* |
(c) Total number of workers who would benefit directly from a minimum wage increase (a + b) |
(d) Number of workers earning $7.15 to $8.14 who would benefit indirectly from a minimum wage increase |
(e) Total number of workers who would benefit directly and indirectly (c + d) |
|
Prior KRC estimate (2004 data) |
453,000 |
57,000 |
510,000 |
350,000 |
860,000 |
Updated KRC estimate |
382,000 |
45,000 |
427,000 |
327,000 |
754,000 |