![Economic Policy Institute on Twitter: "Saturday marks 12 years since the last federal minimum wage increase. Since then, the minimum wage has lost 21% of its value. It is past time for Economic Policy Institute on Twitter: "Saturday marks 12 years since the last federal minimum wage increase. Since then, the minimum wage has lost 21% of its value. It is past time for](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E66z68-XMAoMNvw.jpg:large)
Economic Policy Institute on Twitter: "Saturday marks 12 years since the last federal minimum wage increase. Since then, the minimum wage has lost 21% of its value. It is past time for
![The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years | Economic Policy Institute The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years | Economic Policy Institute](https://files.epi.org/uploads/LongestPeriod2022-2-950x950.png)
The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years | Economic Policy Institute
![Minimum Wage Workers in Oklahoma – 2017 : Southwest Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Minimum Wage Workers in Oklahoma – 2017 : Southwest Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/regions/southwest/images/48456.gif)
Minimum Wage Workers in Oklahoma – 2017 : Southwest Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
![$15 minimum wage in charts: History of U.S. federal minimum wage, state_by-state comparison, other countries and by industry | Fortune $15 minimum wage in charts: History of U.S. federal minimum wage, state_by-state comparison, other countries and by industry | Fortune](https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/minimum_wage_030121-02.png?w=1024&h=922)
$15 minimum wage in charts: History of U.S. federal minimum wage, state_by-state comparison, other countries and by industry | Fortune
![The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute](https://files.epi.org/uploads/LongestPeriod2021-ChartUpdate2.png)