homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Business


Subscriber content preview

July 28, 2021

$15 wage becoming a norm as employers struggle to fill jobs

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — The signs and banners are dotted along suburban commercial strips and hanging in shop windows and restaurants, evidence of a new desperation among America's service-industry employers: “Now Hiring, $15 an hour.”

It is hardly the official federal minimum wage — at $7.25, that level hasn't been raised since 2009 — but for many lower-skilled workers, $15 an hour has increasingly become a reality.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.