Poverty in Missouri Quiz

For Individuals Concerned About Poverty in Missouri

College of Human Environmental Science, Department of Consumer and Family Economics
University Outreach and Extension, University of Missouri—Columbia

What Do You Know About Poverty in Missouri?

4b. The Missouri hourly minimum wage in 2007 is lower than the Federal hourly minimum wage.

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Currently, the minimum wage in Missouri is $6.50 per hour. However, President Bush is due to sign a bill that will increase the Federal minimum wage from the current rate of $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour by 2009. The wage increase will occur in three phases, to begin 60 days after the bill is signed:

$5.85 - Summer of 2007
$6.55 - Summer of 2008
$7.25 - Summer of 2009

Source: Labor Law Center, Federal Minimum Wage Increase for 2007. http://www.laborlawcenter.com/federal-minimum-wage.asp

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