09/29/2005

540 Jobs Lost in First Year of Santa Fe's Minimum Wage Hike; (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance). While supporters of a living wage in Albuquerque suggest that Santa Fe's enacted living wage is a success story, a new study by the Washington-based Employment Policies Institute finds dramatic negative economic effects -- including increased unemployment and reduced work hours -- as a consequence of the city's increased wage. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Santa Fe"] 8:05:18 AM    comment []