A rise in the minimum wage is most likely to significantly increase unemployment among which group?

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1 Jun 2019
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An increase in the minimum wage tends to cause a larger rise in unemployment among unskilled workers if the demand for their labor is relatively elastic. This is because employers can more easily reduce the number of unskilled workers they hire when wages increase, compared to when demand is inelastic.

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