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Beginning on July 1, 2021, Washington D.C. has the highest minimum wages in the country, at $16.50 per hour. [196] New York City's minimum wage for companies with 11 or more employees became $15.00 per hour on December 31, 2018. [197] On the same day, NYC's hourly minimum wage for companies with 10 or fewer employees became $13.50. [197]
The current minimum wage in the UK, as of April 2021 is £8.91 per hour for workers aged 23 and above, £8.36 for workers aged 21–22, £6.56 for workers aged 18–20, £4.62 for workers under 18, and £4.30 for apprentices aged 16–18 and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year.
This is the map and list of European countries by monthly average wage (annual divided by 12 months), gross and net income (after taxes) for full-time employees in their local currency and in euros. The chart below reflects the average (mean) wage as reported by various data providers, like Eurostat . [ 1 ]
Research published in 2016 found that Hamilton County had by far the highest suicide rate in the state of New York; at 28 per 100,000 people. This meant that Hamilton County had a suicide rate more than double the national average and more than triple the state average of 13 and 8.4 per 100,000 people respectively.
During the American Civil War, Illinois ranked fourth in soldiers who served (more than 250,000) in the Union Army, a figure surpassed by only New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Beginning with President Abraham Lincoln 's first call for troops and continuing throughout the war, Illinois mustered 150 infantry regiments, which were numbered from ...
Philadelphia County received an ozone grade of F and a 24-hour particle pollution rating of D in the American Lung Association's 2017 State of the Air report, which analyzed data from 2013 to 2015. [ 115 ] [ 116 ] The city was ranked 22nd for ozone, 20th for short-term particle pollution, and 11th for year-round particle pollution. [ 117 ]
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [8] Located in the northeastern corner of New Jersey, Bergen County and its many inner suburbs constitute a highly developed part of the New York City metropolitan area, bordering the Hudson River; the George Washington Bridge, which crosses the Hudson, connects Bergen County with Manhattan.
A 2017 state legislative document states, "Numerous theories exist as to the origin and meaning of the word 'California, '" and that all anyone knows is the name was added to a map by 1541 "presumably by a Spanish navigator." [24]