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SOFIA GLOBE: Bulgaria had lowest minimum wage in EU as at January 2018 - HelviCom In January 2018, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage, meaning before taxes are deducted, across the EU, of 261 euro a month, statistics agency Eurostat said on February 23. READ MORE

USA: The percentage of the U.S. population with jobs sank from a record 64.7% in 2000 to a 28-year low of 58.2% by 2011 before beginning a gradual recovery. How come? China, robots, disability benefits, minimum wages and jail-time are the biggest culprits, according to a pair of researchers at the University of Maryland.

Why 3.5 million Americans in their prime years aren’t working — and no, it’s not video games The sizzling U.S. labor market has knocked the unemployment rate down to a 17-year low, but millions of Americans in their prime who would have been working back then do not have jobs now. How come?