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Minimum Wage Purchasing Power

Name: Minimum Wage Purchasing Power
Creator: FRED / DOL / BLS
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

The federal minimum wage in nominal dollars and in today's purchasing power. Adjusted for inflation, its real value peaked in 1968.

Minimum Wage Purchasing Power — PublicChartsThe U.S. federal minimum wage since 1960, nominal vs inflation-adjusted purchasing power. Source: FRED / DOL / BLS.Minimum Wage Purchasing PowerThe federal minimum wage in nominal dollars and in today's purchasing power. Adjusted for inflation, its real value peaked in 1968.