According to Perry, "With a 41% increase in the minimum wage between 2007 and 2009 from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour, the chances of getting that first job, along with valuable experience, on-the-job training and independence will now be more difficult than ever before. Especially during an economic downturn, unskilled workers have a potentially powerful weapon and advantage that can give them a competitive edge over skilled workers in a weak labor market - low wages. But between 2007 and 2009, politicians took away the competitive advantage of unskilled workers at the time they needed it most, by boosting the minimum wage for unskilled workers by 41%, and essentially pricing them right out of the worst economy and labor market since the early 1980s."
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