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The federal minimum wage was introduced in 1938 at the rate of 25¢ per hour (equivalent to $5.19 in 2022). [76] [5] By 1950 the minimum wage had risen to 75¢ per hour. [81] [5] The purchasing power of the federal minimum wage has fluctuated; it was highest in February 1968, when it was $1.60 per hour.
The mean income for a household was US$ 77,888 and the mean income for a family was US$ 90,948. Males had a median income of US$ 50,140 versus US$ 50,304 for females. [109] The unemployment rate as of December 2013 was 9.7%. [110]
The current CO 2-equivalent emission rates averaging 6.6 tonnes per person per year, [8] are well over twice the estimated rate 2.3 tons [9] [10] required to stay within the 2030 Paris Agreement increase of 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) over pre-industrial levels.
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 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. American politician (born 1952) This article is about the American politician and businessman. For other people with similar names, see Richard Scott (disambiguation). Rick Scott Official portrait, 2019 Chair of the Senate Aging Committee Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2025 Preceded ...
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%.
London is an ancient name, attested in the first century AD, usually in the Latinised form Londinium. [36] Modern scientific analyses of the name must account for the origins of the different forms found in early sources: Latin (usually Londinium), Old English (usually Lunden), and Welsh (usually Llundein), with reference to the known developments over time of sounds in those different languages.
The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08. In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older.