GAO-11-427 American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Employment, Earnings, and Status of Key Industries Since Minimum Wage Increases Began
Report to Congressional Committees June 2011 AMERICAN SAMOA AND COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Employment, Earnings, and Status of Key Industries Since Minimum Wage Increases Began GAO-11-427 United States Government Accountability Office GAO United States Government Accountability Office Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Highlights of GAO-11-427, a report to congressional committees June 2011 AMERICAN SAMOA AND COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Employment, Earnings, and Status of Key Industries Since Minimum Wage Increases Began Why GAO Did This Study In 2007, the United States enacted a law incrementally raising the minimum wages in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) until they equal the U.S. minimum wage. American Samoa’s minimum wage increased by $.50 three times, and the CNMI’s four times before legislation delayed the increases, providing for no increase in American Samoa in 2010 or 2011 and none in the CNMI in 2011. As scheduled, American Samoa’s minimum wage will equal the current U.S. …
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