Minimum wage: $15 NOW!; or 15... eventually

[DanaC]

But can they be sure it was the minimum wage and not other economic factors working in parallel?

I was trying to find, but couldnt - there was an article about a month ago which seemed to show evidence to the contrary.

The thing is - a 1.48 % increase in unemployment to me seems less damaging overall than huge swathes of employed people not being able to afford food.

Also worth considering - is that a permanent increase in unemployment? Or is it a temporary rise immediately following introduction of the requirement that then settles back down as the minimum wage becomes accepted as the norm?