Small businesses in key tipped industries saw faster employment growth in states with one fair wage

Year-over-year percentage change in total employment by state tipped minimum wage level and firm size, 2011Q2 to 2016Q1

0 to 19 employees    20 to 49 employees  

Small businesses with 0 to 19 employees

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"Low" states use the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13 per hour.
"Mid" states have a tipped minimum wage higher than $2.13 per hour but less than the prevailing regular minimum wage.
One fair wage states have eliminated the subminimum wage entirely.
Source: Source: Author's calculations based on data from U.S. Census Bureau, "Quarterly Workforce Indicator Explorer: 2010Q2 to 2016Q1," available at https://qwiexplorer.ces.census.gov/static/explore.html#x=0&g=0. The data were downloaded on February 22, 2021, and are on file with author.