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Minimum wage and unemployment benefits by state.
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Washington
Minimum Wage:
16.66
Unemployment Benefit:
999
California
Minimum Wage:
16.5
Unemployment Benefit:
450
New York
Minimum Wage:
16.5
Unemployment Benefit:
504
Connecticut
Minimum Wage:
16.35
Unemployment Benefit:
759
Hawaii
Minimum Wage:
16
Unemployment Benefit:
823
Oregon
Minimum Wage:
15.95
Unemployment Benefit:
733
New Jersey
Minimum Wage:
15.49
Unemployment Benefit:
854
Illinois
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
707
Maryland
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
430
Massachusetts
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
1033
Missouri
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
320
Nebraska
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
552
Rhode Island
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
867
Virginia
Minimum Wage:
15
Unemployment Benefit:
378
Colorado
Minimum Wage:
14.81
Unemployment Benefit:
823
Maine
Minimum Wage:
14.65
Unemployment Benefit:
589
Arizona
Minimum Wage:
14.35
Unemployment Benefit:
320
Vermont
Minimum Wage:
14.01
Unemployment Benefit:
589
Florida
Minimum Wage:
14
Unemployment Benefit:
275
Delaware
Minimum Wage:
13.25
Unemployment Benefit:
400
Alaska
Minimum Wage:
13
Unemployment Benefit:
370
Michigan
Minimum Wage:
12.48
Unemployment Benefit:
362
Nevada
Minimum Wage:
12
Unemployment Benefit:
517
New Mexico
Minimum Wage:
12
Unemployment Benefit:
531
South Dakota
Minimum Wage:
11.2
Unemployment Benefit:
487
Arkansas
Minimum Wage:
11
Unemployment Benefit:
451
Minnesota
Minimum Wage:
10.85
Unemployment Benefit:
857
Montana
Minimum Wage:
10.55
Unemployment Benefit:
604
Ohio
Minimum Wage:
10.45
Unemployment Benefit:
561
West Virginia
Minimum Wage:
8.75
Unemployment Benefit:
424
Alabama
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
275
Georgia
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
365
Idaho
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
532
Indiana
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
390
Iowa
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
591
Kansas
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
560
Kentucky
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
569
Louisiana
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
275
Mississippi
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
235
New Hampshire
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
427
North Carolina
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
350
North Dakota
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
673
Oklahoma
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
539
Pennsylvania
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
594
South Carolina
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
326
Tennessee
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
275
Texas
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
563
Utah
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
668
Wisconsin
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
370
Wyoming
Minimum Wage:
7.25
Unemployment Benefit:
560
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|
Rank
|
State
|
Minimum Wage
|
Unemployment Benefit
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington
|
16.66 | 999 |
| 2 |
California
|
16.50 | 450 |
| 3 |
New York
|
16.50 | 504 |
| 4 |
Connecticut
|
16.35 | 759 |
| 5 |
Hawaii
|
16 | 823 |
| 6 |
Oregon
|
15.95 | 733 |
| 7 |
New Jersey
|
15.49 | 854 |
| 8 |
Illinois
|
15 | 707 |
| 9 |
Maryland
|
15 | 430 |
| 10 |
Massachusetts
|
15 | 1,033 |
| 11 |
Missouri
|
15 | 320 |
| 12 |
Nebraska
|
15 | 552 |
| 13 |
Rhode Island
|
15 | 867 |
| 14 |
Virginia
|
15 | 378 |
| 15 |
Colorado
|
14.81 | 823 |
| 16 |
Maine
|
14.65 | 589 |
| 17 |
Arizona
|
14.35 | 320 |
| 18 |
Vermont
|
14.01 | 589 |
| 19 |
Florida
|
14 | 275 |
| 20 |
Delaware
|
13.25 | 400 |
| 21 |
Alaska
|
13 | 370 |
| 22 |
Michigan
|
12.48 | 362 |
| 23 |
Nevada
|
12 | 517 |
| 24 |
New Mexico
|
12 | 531 |
| 25 |
South Dakota
|
11.20 | 487 |
| 26 |
Arkansas
|
11 | 451 |
| 27 |
Minnesota
|
10.85 | 857 |
| 28 |
Montana
|
10.55 | 604 |
| 29 |
Ohio
|
10.45 | 561 |
| 30 |
West Virginia
|
8.75 | 424 |
| 31 |
Alabama
|
7.25 | 275 |
| 32 |
Georgia
|
7.25 | 365 |
| 33 |
Idaho
|
7.25 | 532 |
| 34 |
Indiana
|
7.25 | 390 |
| 35 |
Iowa
|
7.25 | 591 |
| 36 |
Kansas
|
7.25 | 560 |
| 37 |
Kentucky
|
7.25 | 569 |
| 38 |
Louisiana
|
7.25 | 275 |
| 39 |
Mississippi
|
7.25 | 235 |
| 40 |
New Hampshire
|
7.25 | 427 |
| 41 |
North Carolina
|
7.25 | 350 |
| 42 |
North Dakota
|
7.25 | 673 |
| 43 |
Oklahoma
|
7.25 | 539 |
| 44 |
Pennsylvania
|
7.25 | 594 |
| 45 |
South Carolina
|
7.25 | 326 |
| 46 |
Tennessee
|
7.25 | 275 |
| 47 |
Texas
|
7.25 | 563 |
| 48 |
Utah
|
7.25 | 668 |
| 49 |
Wisconsin
|
7.25 | 370 |
| 50 |
Wyoming
|
7.25 | 560 |
| 51 |
District of Columbia
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Which state has the highest minimum wage?
Washington has the highest minimum wage at $16.66/hr. Alabama has the lowest, at $7.25/hr.
Which state has the highest unemployment benefit?
Massachusetts has the highest unemployment benefit at $1,033/wk. Mississippi has the lowest, at $235/wk.