![The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years | Economic Policy Institute The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years | Economic Policy Institute](https://files.epi.org/charts/img/253577-30419.png)
The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years | Economic Policy Institute
![$15 minimum wage in charts: History of U.S. federal minimum wage, state_by-state comparison, other countries and by industry | Fortune $15 minimum wage in charts: History of U.S. federal minimum wage, state_by-state comparison, other countries and by industry | Fortune](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/minimum_wage_030121-01.png)
$15 minimum wage in charts: History of U.S. federal minimum wage, state_by-state comparison, other countries and by industry | Fortune
![The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute](https://files.epi.org/uploads/LongestPeriod2021-ChartUpdate2.png)
The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute
![Most action to raise minimum wage is at state and local level, not in Congress | Pew Research Center Most action to raise minimum wage is at state and local level, not in Congress | Pew Research Center](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FT_21.03.02_MinimumWage_1.png?w=420)
Most action to raise minimum wage is at state and local level, not in Congress | Pew Research Center
![Here's How Raising the Minimum Wage Would Affect Everything from Household Incomes to the National Debt Here's How Raising the Minimum Wage Would Affect Everything from Household Incomes to the National Debt](https://www.pgpf.org/sites/default/files/minimum-wage-chart-1.jpg)
Here's How Raising the Minimum Wage Would Affect Everything from Household Incomes to the National Debt
![The Effects on Employment and Family Income of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage | Congressional Budget Office The Effects on Employment and Family Income of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage | Congressional Budget Office](https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/2019-07/55410-home-cover.png)