Share of American Indian and Alaskan Native workers paid low wages across industry groups

Table shows the share of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) workers paid less than $19.69 across different industries. For example, 16.9% of American Indian and Alaska Native (in combination with any race/ethnicity) workers paid low wages are employed in Retail.

In 2022, the value of the low-wage threshold is $19.69. The sample includes workers who live and work in California, were employed last week but not self-employed, ages 16+, and with non-zero earnings last week. We combine 2021 and 2022 data to increase sample sizes and inflate 2021 wages to 2022 dollars before applying the 2022 low-wage threshold. Some cells may still have small sample sizes. We provide three methods for identifying American Indian and Alaskan Native groups: AIAN in combination with any other race (including Hispanic), Hispanic AIAN alone (with no other racial/ethnic groups), and Non-Hispanic AIAN alone (with no other race/ethnicity).
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