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A pay bump for 8 million workers

01.04.2023 - By MarketplacePlay

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On New Year’s Day, 23 states raised their minimum wage, benefiting an estimated 8 million workers. But pay scales have already been rising in a tight labor market. Today, a look at where minimum wages stand in a job market that economists expect to weaken. Also on the show: Small business layoffs tick up, social media shifts how we spend and a Louisiana town elevates homes to evade flooding.

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