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Study: Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Hurts Workers

Seattle's$15.00 an hour minimum wage isn't helping workers.  That's according to a new University of Washington study that looked at the effects after the city became the first in the nation to raise the wage that high in 2015.  

Workers are making higher wages but they're working fewer hours, taking home around $125.00 less overall.  The study also says the move has cost the city 5,000 jobs.  Mayor Ed Murray disputed the study, however, noting that the city's economy is growing and more retail and service jobs are being added at a rapid pace.  Job growth is at 13% for people making more than $19.00 an hour.

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