Question #36
This chart shows some information about a typical worker at the turn of the 20th century.
A
Number of on-the-job injuries requiring four or
more weeks of recovery
This information contributed to what situation in the early 1900s?
B
C
Worker Statistics at the Start of the 20th Century
Average number of hours per week
59
Average per hour wage
Average annual salary
Number of factory fatalities
D
a reduction in immigration to the United States
a rise in union membership and activity
fewer regulations on workplace safety
21.6 cents
$490
25,000
700,000
passage of a federal minimum wage law