GAO-17-437, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: Implementation of Federal Minimum Wage and Immigration Laws
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Implementation of Federal Minimum Wage and Immigration Laws Report to Congressional Addressees May 2017 GAO-17-437 United States Government Accountability Office United States Government Accountability Office Highlights of GAO-17-437, a report to congressional addressees May 2017 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Implementation of Federal Minimum Wage and Immigration Laws What GAO Found The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ (CNMI) labor market has begun to grow after years of decline, while continuing to rely on foreign workers. By 2015, the number of employed CNMI workers was about 8 percent higher than in 2013, and inflation-adjusted average earnings had risen by 18 percent from 2007 levels. By 2016, about 62 percent of CNMI workers were directly affected by CNMI’s minimum wage hike to $6.55 per hour. In 2015, foreign workers, who totaled 12,784, made up more than half of the CNMI workforce and filled 80 percent of all hospitality and construction jobs, according to GAO’s analysis of CNMI tax data. …
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