California Business Minute™

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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

California’s Minimum Wage rose to $8.00 an hour from $7.50 on January 1, 2008.

California is now tied with Massachusetts as having the second highest minimum
wage in the nation just behind the state of Washington at $8.07 per hour.

                   Top Ten States for Minimum Wage for 2008

Washington                                         $8.07
California                                           $8.00
Massachusetts                                    $8.00
Oregon                                                $7.95
Vermont                                              $7.68
Connecticut                                         $7.65
Illinois                                                 $7.50
Rhode Island                                       $7.40
Iowa                                                   $7.25
Hawaii                                                $7.25

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute