Minimum wages

Surfing online and come across the Department of Labor founds that out of the 50 states only two state has passed the $8.00 for its minimum wage -- California and Massachusette beginning in year 2008.  Rest of the 50 states' minimum wages ranges anywheres from $5.85 ~ $7.85; 5 states doesn't even have a state minimum wages; and four states had lower minimum wages from $2.65 & $5.15!! Geesh You wonder how those states made their living?~!!

Then I made some comparsion on the states' unemployment benefits. It varies from states to states. Some states give unemployment benefit payment by the last wages you received and extracted a percentage based on that. California has a standard that is set there from the minimum of $40 to the maximum payment of $450/week depending if you received wages prior being unemployed with income of $11k.

To find more about it, go to http://www.dol.gov