These resources are helpful for background and history on the minimum wage:
Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers, 2021
An April 2022 report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CQ Researcher
This library resource presents full-text reports examining government policy and current issues. Each report includes historical context, recent news and developments, statistics, arguments from opposing sides of the debate, and bibliographic references to related sources.
CRS Reports
This library resource provides non-partisan analyses of issues facing the U.S. Congress, published by the Congressional Research Service and dating from 1978 to present.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a non-partisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research, but does not take policy positions.