Mayor Eric Garcetti led L.A. to become the largest U.S. city to raise its minimum wage to $15. This was a huge lift to help hardest working among us.

Affecting 600,000 L.A. workers, Mayor Garcetti’s minimum wage policy represents the largest anti-poverty program in L.A. history -- it will help working parents raise their families' standard of living, broadens opportunities for their children, and injects new spending into our city’s economy.

A barbell economy works for no-one -- Mayor Garcetti’s minimum wage policy is part of his broader economic strategy that makes L.A. a better place for minimum wage and middle class families alike, in addition to making our city more attractive to businesses of all sizes and international trade.

Mayor Garcetti’s policy is based on the best possible research. See the analysis from the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California.

Let's recap. Through raising our minimum wage to $15, L.A. with Mayor Garcetti:

• Raised wages for 600,000 L.A. workers

• Already increased earnings for L.A. workers by $1.8 billion

• Impacts a broad swath of L.A.’s population

  • 46% of affected workers have at least some college education

  • 97% of affected workers are in their 20s or older, and 59% are in their 30s or older

  • 39% of L.A.’s female workers and 35% of L.A.’s male workers are affected

  • 80% of affected workers are people of color

• Helps working parents raise their families' standard of living, broadens opportunities for their children, and injects new spending into our city’s economy.