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And low-wage workers are still making less money than their counterparts across the nation.The unemployment rate in Seattle, is still lower than the national average.
Nothing increases poverty like idiotic, failed, left-wing policy.Researchers at the University of Washington, who were commissioned by the city, found that when wages went up to $13 in 2016, low-wage workers saw their hours drop by 9%.
Workers ultimately made $125 less each month, on average, the report found.
"For every $1 worth of increased wages, we are seeing $3 worth of lost employment opportunities," said Jacob Vigdor, one of the study's authors.
New study casts doubt on the benefit of Seattle's $15 minimum wage