blog postsMinimum wage rising in 26 states. That's important to many older peopleJan 5, 2021 4:15 pm by AARPIllinois in the NewsShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesAARP (Washington, D.C., Jan. 5) Professor Mark Borgschulte's study of data from 1983 to 2016 found that higher minimum wages increased earnings and may have encouraged some people ages 62 to 70 to keep working. Share on FacebookTweetEmail