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Southeastern states face job losses from federal minimum wage rise
The Florida Chamber of Commerce cites a Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta report estimating six southeastern states including Florida will lose about 144,000 jobs by 1981 due to last year's minimum wage increases. The study uses regression analysis and warns higher wages may raise unemployment in low wage regions and fuel inflation.
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