Data: U.S. Department of Labor and Ohio Department of Commerce; Chart: Axios Visuals Ohio's minimum wage increased marginally to begin 2025, but remains well below the cost of living in our region.

Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states on Wednesday, as part of ongoing efforts to have pay keep up with the rising cost of living or to meet milestones such as a $15-an-hour minimum wage.

Get ready for a change in 2025! The states with the highest minimum wages will be different. Thanks to legislation and ballot measures passed, workers in over a dozen states could see their ...

Workers across 21 states welcomed the new year by seeing their hourly minimum wages rise. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a rate that has remained unchanged since July 2009. During his ...

A business owner in West Seattle lamented that the closure of her business due to the rising minimum wage means the loss of a place where locals could safely gather. Nearly half the states in the ...