Four states approve minimum wage increases
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Published Nov 09, 2016 06:47AM ET
Four states approve minimum wage increases
- Voters in Arizona, Colorado and Maine voters approved boosting the minimum wage in their states to $12 per hour. Each state will see the hikes make their way to the $12 level after a series of graduated increases.
- The state of Washington approved increasing the minimum wage to $13.50 by 2020.
- The restaurant industry has already been under pressure, with labor costs as a percentage of sales on the rise. Other pockets of retail will also feel a sting from the higher minimum wage boost.
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- Retail stocks: TGT, WMT, BIG, FIVE, DG, DLTR.
- Related ETF: BITE.
- #Election2016
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