minimum wage among metro counties, followed by Marion County (5.4%) and Benton County (5.6%). Josephine County had the highest share of jobs paying minimum wage among metro counties at 8.4%. Thirteen counties had a share of minimum wage jobs at or below the statewide share of 6.1%. The smallest shares were in Sherman County (2.8%), Morrow County (3.9%), Jefferson County (5.0%), and Umatilla County (5.0%). Counties with a higher share of minimum wage jobs tended to be in rural areas. Eastern Oregon had a greater share of minimum wage jobs than other areas of the state. The highest shares of minimum wage jobs were found in Wheeler (16.9%), Harney (12.2%), Malheur (10.5%), and Baker counties (10.1%). See our report Oregon’s Minimum Wage Jobs: Facts, Figures, and Context for historical information about Oregon’s minimum wage jobs.
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