Recent changes in the composition of minimum wage workers by René Morissette and Dominique Dionne-Simard Overview of the study This study uses the 2017 and 2018 Labour Force Survey to provide a recent profile of minimum wage workers. [...] The proportion of minimum wage workers under the age of 25 fell from 52% in the first quarter of 2017 to 43% in the first quarter of 2018. [...] Over minimum wage workers in Canada issues are beyond the scope of this 15% of minimum wage workers in are under the age of 25 and work in article. [...] Recent changes in the composition of minimum wage workers or spouses/partners in single-earner Table 2 compares the distribution The growth in the number of couples; and individuals aged 15 of minimum wage employees in minimum wage workers is not to 64 who were spouses/partners the first quarter of 2017 with that surpris ing. [...] Statistics Canada — June 2018 Insights on Canadian Society / 3. Recent changes in the composition of minimum wage workers above accounted for 38% of all Different groups of minimum wage workers under 25 are likely minimum wage workers in early wage workers face different to work part time more often than 2018, up from 32% in early 2017.17 economic environments other minimum wage workers, Hence, in