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living wages

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plural of living wage

as in minimum wages

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While the federal rate has not changed in more than a decade, 30 states and Washington, DC, now have minimum wages above that level.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 June 2026
The agreement raises minimum wages from $25 to more than $30 per hour by April 2029 and includes 19% in total annual wage increases between 2026 and 2029.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

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Staff wages will be paid from a pool of $352 million and the 41 new projects combined are expected to create 6,198 cast and crew job openings and employ 13,153 background performers.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
The Fort Worth-Arlington area economy expanded in May, with payroll employment and hourly wages increasing, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

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