New Study Confirms 4.1 Million African Americans Would Benefit from a Minimum Wage Increase

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014– A new study conducted by the AFL-CIO confirms 4,123,000 African American workers would benefit if the federal minimum wage were increased to $10.10 per hour. The study, “Closing the Gap to the American Dream,” which uses information provided by the Economic Policy Institute, found that while African Americans make up 11% of the workforce, up to 14.8% of those workers would benefit from a raise in the minimum wage.