John Clay, Jobs Now Coalition, September 25, 2013

A $9.50 an hour Minnesota minimum wage would help working families and working adults pay for basic needs, according to an upcoming report by Jobs Now Coalition in Saint Paul. The report looks at Minnesota workers whose wages are below $9.50 as well as those slightly above, who would see a raise due to what economists call the “spillover effect.”

Out of a total of 357,000 Minnesota workers across the demographic spectrum who would see a raise, about 77 percent are age 20 or older. And 33 percent are married or are parents.